Pharmacological Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension

  • Mary P. Mullen
  • David L. Wessel
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Elevated pulmonary arterial pressure arises from three well-characterized vascular changes: vasoconstriction, thrombus formation, or proliferation of smooth muscle and/or endothelial cells in the pulmonary vessels. Thus, pulmonary hypertension is associated with conditions causing chronic vasoconstriction, thrombosis, or abnormalities of vessel function.

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Nitric Oxide Nitric Oxide Pulmonary Hypertension Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 
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  • Mary P. Mullen
    • 1
  • David L. Wessel
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Cardiac Intensive CareChildren's Hospital BostonBostonUSA

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