Natural killer cells in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a force on the dim or the bright side?
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder of the pulmonary vasculature characterized by the constriction of precapillary pulmonary arteries, leading to sustained elevated pressure in pulmonary vessels. The chronic strain and then failure of the right heart leads to significant morbidity and mortality in affected patients. In untreated patients the prognosis can be as poor as in patients with malignancies.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 126 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012