Is there an obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension?

J. Weatherald (Calgary, AB, Canada)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Outcomes and new treatment strategies in pulmonary hypertension
Session: Outcomes and new treatment strategies in pulmonary hypertension
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3521
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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