Proposed new pulmonary hypertension definition: is 4 mm(Hg) worth re-writing medical textbooks?

J. Simon R. Gibbs, Adam Torbicki

Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (3) 1900197; 10.1183/13993003.00197-2019
Journal Issue: March

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