Metformin added to bosentan therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart defects: a pilot study

Shutan Liao, Dongsheng Li, Zheng Hui, Craig S. McLachlan, Yang Zhang

Source: ERJ Open Res, 4 (3) 00060-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00060-2018
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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