Predictive value of 6 MWD and derived indices 3 months after initial PAH therapy for the necessity of a combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

D. Korte, A. Rolf, W. Seeger, A. Ghofrani, R. Voswinckel (Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pulmonary circulation: clinical treatment
Session: Pulmonary circulation: clinical treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4058
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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D. Korte, A. Rolf, W. Seeger, A. Ghofrani, R. Voswinckel (Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany). Predictive value of 6 MWD and derived indices 3 months after initial PAH therapy for the necessity of a combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4058

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