Is sildenafil an effective bridging therapy to lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary hypertension in the setting of lung disease?

Laura Price (London, United Kingdom), Laura Price, Aleksander Kempny, Kostantinos Dimopoulos, Raphael Alonso, Lisa Parfitt, Carl Harries, Martin Carby, Andre Simon, Athol Wells, John Wort, Anna Reed

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session: Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3765
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Laura Price (London, United Kingdom), Laura Price, Aleksander Kempny, Kostantinos Dimopoulos, Raphael Alonso, Lisa Parfitt, Carl Harries, Martin Carby, Andre Simon, Athol Wells, John Wort, Anna Reed. Is sildenafil an effective bridging therapy to lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary hypertension in the setting of lung disease?. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3765

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