Elevated pulmonary vascular resistance predicts mortality in COPD patients

Katarina Zeder, Alexander Avian, Gerhard Bachmaier, Philipp Douschan, Vasile Foris, Teresa Sassmann, Natascha Troester, Luka Brcic, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Leigh Matthew Marsh, Bradley A. Maron, Horst Olschewski, Gabor Kovacs

Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (2) 2100944; 10.1183/13993003.00944-2021
Journal Issue: August
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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