Safety and long-term efficacy of transition from sildenafil to tadalafil due to side effects in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

M. Lichtblau, D. Harzheim, N. Ehlken, A. M. Marra, F. Pena Pinado, E. Grünig, E. Benjamin (Heidelberg, Germany; Naples, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Modern approach and old dilemmas in lung diseases
Session: Modern approach and old dilemmas in lung diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4637
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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