Increased right ventricular cardiomyocyte stiffness in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

S. Rain, M.L. Handoko, N. Westerhof, C. dos Remedios, M. Humbert, P. Dorfmuller, C. Guignabert, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf, J. van der Velden, F.S. de Man (Amsterdam, Netherlands; Sydney, Australia; Paris, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pulmonary circulation: basic mechanisms, animal models and cell biology
Session: Pulmonary circulation: basic mechanisms, animal models and cell biology
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3174
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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