Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary hypertension: occult alveolar haemorrhage is a common feature of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD)

A. Rabiller, O. Sitbon, F. Parent, V. Ioos, X. JAIS, A. Hamid, G. Garcia, A. Resten, S. Maitre, D. Musset, F. Capron, G. Simonneau, M. Humbert (Clamart, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Pulmonary hypertension
Session: Pulmonary hypertension
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3533
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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