Allopurinol reduces RV mass in patients with severe COPD

P. Liu Shiu Cheong (Dundee, United Kingdom), B. Lipworth (Dundee, United Kingdom), J. Weir-Mccall (Vancouver, Canada), A. Struthers (Dundee, United Kingdom)

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

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