Vascular remodeling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Involvement of dedifferentiated smooth muscle cells and C-reactive protein

M. Wynants, R. Quarck, E. Alfaro-Moreno, M. R. Sepulveda, F. Wuytack, A. Ronisz, D. Van Raemdonck, B. Meyns, M. Delcroix (Belgium; Mexico City, Mexico)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Session: Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3884
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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