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L’ipertensione polmonare

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L’ipertensione polmonare consiste in un aumento dei valori pressori del sistema circolatorio polmonare venoso o arterioso.

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Marra, F. (2006). L’ipertensione polmonare. In: Ecocardiografia clinica. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0460-8_7

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