Die Therapie der pulmonal-arteriellen Hypertonie bei COPD ist sinnvoll - contra

Schlüsselwörter

pulmonal-arterielle Hypertonie - COPD - Endothelin-Antagonisten - Prostacyclin-Analoga - Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitoren

Key words

pulmonary hypertension - COPD - endothelin antagonists - prostacyclin analogues - phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Literatur

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