Is pulmonary hypertension without left ventricular dysfunction associated with poor survival in patients with Sarcoidosis or is it just a factor of advanced disease stage?

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  • Saadah Alrajab
  • Firas Abu Baker
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 139 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011