Right ventricular mass/volume in PAH:  A double edged sword?

R. Vanderpool (Tucson, United States of America), K. Wickstrom (Tucson, United States of America), A. Desai (Tucson, United States of America), S. Airhart (Tucson, United States of America), R. Avery (Tucson, United States of America), R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium), F. Rischard (Tucson, United States of America)

Source: International Congress 2018 – On the right path: understanding and improving the function of an overloaded right heart ventricle
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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