Hematological disorders and pulmonary hypertension
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Hematological disorders and pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH), a serious disorder with a high morbidity and mortality rate, is known to occur in a number of unrelated systemic diseases. Several hematological disorders such as sickle cell disease, thalassemia and myeloproliferative diseases develop PH which worsens the prognosis. Associated oxidant injury and vascular inflammation cause endothelial damage and dysfunction. Pulmon...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1949-8462
DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i12.703