Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in pulmonary hypertension and might improve with target therapy

Gina Somaini (Zurich, Switzerland), Gina Somaini, Elisabeth Hasler, Sévérine Müller-Mottet, Lars Huber, Rudolf Speich, Konrad Bloch, Silvia Ulrich

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension: novel clinical insights
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: novel clinical insights
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2112
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Gina Somaini (Zurich, Switzerland), Gina Somaini, Elisabeth Hasler, Sévérine Müller-Mottet, Lars Huber, Rudolf Speich, Konrad Bloch, Silvia Ulrich. Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in pulmonary hypertension and might improve with target therapy. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2112

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