Long-Term Vardenafil Therapy Improves Hemodynamics in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
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عنوان ژورنال: Hypertension Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0916-9636,1348-4214
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.29.123