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Peripheral airway obstruction in primary pulmonary hypertension
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- Published on: 29 July 2002
- Published on: 29 July 2002Mechanism of airflow obstruction in PPHShow More
Dear Editor
I read with interest the paper by Meyer et al about the increased incidence of peripheral airflow obstruction in 171 patients with PPH when compared to 64 age and sex matched controls. [1]
The authors speculate on possible explanations for this finding. They provide three main theories, all of which are plausible. First, that increased production of cytokines and growth mediators in...
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