Relationship between echocardiographic assessment and plasma endothelin-1 levels in obese patients with or without obstructive sleep apnea

Pierluigi Carratù (Bari, Italy), Pierluigi Carratù, Valentina Ventura, Mauro Maniscalco, Silvano Dragonieri, Simona Berardi, Roberto Ria, Vitaliano Quaranta, Angelo Vacca, Marco Ciccone, Barbara Phillips, Onofrio Resta

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session: Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3757
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases, Sleep and breathing disorders

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Pierluigi Carratù (Bari, Italy), Pierluigi Carratù, Valentina Ventura, Mauro Maniscalco, Silvano Dragonieri, Simona Berardi, Roberto Ria, Vitaliano Quaranta, Angelo Vacca, Marco Ciccone, Barbara Phillips, Onofrio Resta. Relationship between echocardiographic assessment and plasma endothelin-1 levels in obese patients with or without obstructive sleep apnea. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3757

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