Severe pulmonary hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

A, Chaouat; AS, Bugnet; N, Kadaoui; R, Schott; I, Enache; A, Ducoloné; M, Ehrhart; R, Kessler; E, Weitzenblum

doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-006oc

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Severe pulmonary hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Chaouat A

Bugnet AS

Kadaoui N

Abstract

<h4>Rationale</h4>Severe pulmonary hypertension occurs occasionally in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but no detailed description of these patients is available.<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify and characterize patients with COPD and severe pulmonary hypertension.<h4>Metho...

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