Initial combination of macitentan and tadalafil in newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): results from the OPTIMA study

O. Sitbon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)

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: 3532
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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