Article
A systematic review of genetic mutations in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
BMC medical genetics - 2 Aug 2017
Garcia-Rivas Gerardo, Jerjes-Sánchez Carlos, Rodriguez David, Garcia-Pelaez José, Trevino Victor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a group of vascular diseases that produce right ventricular dysfunction, heart failure syndrome, and death. Although the majority of patients appear idiopathic, accumulated research work combined with current sequencing technology show that many gene variants could be an important component of the disease. However, current guidelines, clinical practices, and...
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