Prostanoid therapies in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Barbara L LeVarge Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA Abstract: Prostacyclin is an endogenous eicosanoid produced by endothelial cells; through actions on vascular smooth-muscle cells, it promotes vasodilation. Pulmonary arteri...
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Dove Medical Press
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/prostanoid-therapies-in-the-management-of-pulmonary-arterial-hypertens-peer-reviewed-article-TCRM |