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Recent progress in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: expectation for rho-kinase inhibitors.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Apr 2007
Fukumoto Yoshihiro, Tawara Shunsuke, Shimokawa Hiroaki
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease with poor prognosis characterized by progressive elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance due to pulmonary artery hyperconstriction and remodeling. However, the precise mechanism of PAH still remains to be elucidated. Although anticoagulant agents, vasodilators (e.g., prostaglandins, sildenafil, and bosentan), and lung transplantation are...
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