Is 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) associated with long-term outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)? Results from SERAPHIN

M. Delcroix, R. Channick, N. Galiè, H. A. Ghofrani, P. Jansa, F. O. Le Brun, S. Mehta, L. Perchenet, T. Pulido, B. K. S. Sastry, O. Sitbon, R. Souza, A. Torbicki, G. Simonneau, L. Rubin (Leuven, Belgium; Boston, San Diego, United States Of America; Bologna, Italy; Giessen, Germany; 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: clinical science and treatment
Session: Pulmonary circulation: clinical science and treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3417
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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