Application of [18F]FLT-PET in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a clinical study in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients and unaffected bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 mutation carriers

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by vascular cell proliferation leading to pulmonary vascular remodelling and ultimately right heart failure. Previous data indicated that 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]-fluorothymidine ( 18 FLT) positron emission tomography (PET)...

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Main Authors: Liza Botros, Samara M.A. Jansen, Ali Ashek, Onno A. Spruijt, Jelco Tramper, Anton V. Noordegraaf, Jurjan Aman, Hans Harms, Frances S. de Man, Marc C. Huisman, Lan Zhao, Harm J. Bogaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211028017