Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary vascular diseases
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases



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S. Vatandaslar, U. Treder, M. Fischler, L. C. Huber, M. Maggiorini, R. Speich, S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland). Absolute values of the 6 minute walk distance are equally good to predict disease severity in pulmonary hypertension as percent predicted formulas. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 3855

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