Pulmonary function is associated with pulmonary artery systolic pressure in the general population: The Rotterdam study

D. Loth, L. Lahousse, M. Leening, B. Krijthe, J. Felix, H. Tiede, A. Ghofrani, O. Franco, B. Stricker, G. Brusselle (Rotterdam, The Hague, Netherlands; Ghent, Belgium; Giessen, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pulmonary circulation: clinical physiology
Session: Pulmonary circulation: clinical physiology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4838
Disease area: Airway diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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D. Loth, L. Lahousse, M. Leening, B. Krijthe, J. Felix, H. Tiede, A. Ghofrani, O. Franco, B. Stricker, G. Brusselle (Rotterdam, The Hague, Netherlands; Ghent, Belgium; Giessen, Germany). Pulmonary function is associated with pulmonary artery systolic pressure in the general population: The Rotterdam study. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4838

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