Dexamethasone reduces pulmonary artery pressure in lowlanders with COPD travelling to 3200m. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Mona Lichtblau (Heidelberg, Germany), Mona Lichtblau, Michael Furian, Sayaka Aeschbacher, Maya Bisang, Sara Hartmann, Stefanie Ulrich, Tsogyal Latshang, Almaz Aldashev, Erkin Mirrakhimov, Talant Soronbaev, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich

Source: International Congress 2016 – Pulmonary hypertension: the clinic I
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: the clinic I
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1878
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Mona Lichtblau (Heidelberg, Germany), Mona Lichtblau, Michael Furian, Sayaka Aeschbacher, Maya Bisang, Sara Hartmann, Stefanie Ulrich, Tsogyal Latshang, Almaz Aldashev, Erkin Mirrakhimov, Talant Soronbaev, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich. Dexamethasone reduces pulmonary artery pressure in lowlanders with COPD travelling to 3200m. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 1878

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