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  1. Paul A Corris1,2,
  2. Sasiharan Sithamparanathan3,
  3. Logan Thirugnanasothy3
  1. 1 National Pulmonary Hypertension Service (Newcastle), Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  2. 2 Newcastle University and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  3. 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Paul A Corris, National Pulmonary Hypertension Service (Newcastle), Institute of Cellular Medicine, 4th Floor William Leech Building, Newcastle University, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; paul.corris{at}newcastle.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205337

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