Schistosomiasis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Pulmonary Vascular Disease: The Global Perspective

Inflammation is likely a critical underlying etiology in many forms of severe pulmonary hypertension (PH), and schistosomiasis-associated PH, one of the most common causes of PH worldwide, is likely driven by the host response to parasite antigens. More than 200 million people are infected with schi...

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Published in:Chest
Main Authors: Graham, Brian B., Bandeira, Angela Pontes, Morrell, Nicholas W., Butrous, Ghazwan, Tuder, Rubin M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Chest Physicians 2010
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Pulmonary Vascular Disease: The Global Perspective
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5989787/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20522577
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-0048
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