Effect of macitentan on morbidity and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A randomised controlled trial (SERAPHIN)

H. A. Ghofrani, R. Channick, M. Delcroix, N. Galiè, P. Jansa, F. O. Le Brun, S. Mehta, C. Mittelholzer, T. Pulido, B. K. S. Sastry, O. Sitbon, R. Souza, A. Torbicki, L. Rubin, G. Simonneau (Giessen, Germany; Boston, San Diego, United States Of America; Leuven, Belgium; Bologna, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; Allschwil, Switzerland; London, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico; Hyderabad, India; Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France; São Paulo, Brazil; ECZ-Otwock, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pulmonary circulation: treatment
Session: Pulmonary circulation: treatment
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1786
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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