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Recent insights into the pathogenesis and therapeutics of pulmonary hypertension.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Mar 2002
Strange Julian W, Wharton John, Phillips Peter G, Wilkins Martin R
Abstract excerpt
The normal adult pulmonary circulation is a low-pressure, high-capacity circuit. Pulmonary vascular resistance is regulated by alveolar oxygen tension, potassium channels and a variety of locally produced and circulating vasoactive factors. Perturbations of these systems may contribute to the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. Recently, mutations in BMPR2 and ALK-1, genes that encode members of the...
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