Increased Plasma P-Selectin and Decreased Thrombomodulin in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Were Improved by Continuous Prostacyclin Therapy
- 28 November 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 102 (22) , 2720-2725
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.102.22.2720
Abstract
Background—Thrombosis in situ related to endothelial cell injury may contribute to the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). P-selectin, a leukocyte adhesion receptor present in endothelial c...Keywords
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