Higher pulmonary artery pressure in children than in adults upon fast ascent to high altitude

Kriemler S., Jansen C., Linka A., Kessel-Schaefer A., Zehnder M., Schurmann T., Kohler M., Bloch K., Brunner-La Rocca H. P.

Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 664-669
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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