Change of right heart size and function by long-term therapy with riociguat in patients with PAH and CTEPH

Benjamin Egenlauf (Heidelberg, Germany), Benjamin Egenlauf, Alberto Marra, Nicola Ehlken, Christine Fischer, Christina Eichstaedt, Christian Nagel, Eduardo Bossone, Antonio Cittadini, Michael Halank, Henning Gall, Karen Olsson, Tobias Lange, Ekkehard Grünig

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension: the right ventricle and its load
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: the right ventricle and its load
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2455
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Benjamin Egenlauf (Heidelberg, Germany), Benjamin Egenlauf, Alberto Marra, Nicola Ehlken, Christine Fischer, Christina Eichstaedt, Christian Nagel, Eduardo Bossone, Antonio Cittadini, Michael Halank, Henning Gall, Karen Olsson, Tobias Lange, Ekkehard Grünig. Change of right heart size and function by long-term therapy with riociguat in patients with PAH and CTEPH. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2455

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