A Comparison of Continuous Intravenous Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) with Conventional Therapy for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- 1 February 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (5) , 296-301
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199602013340504
Abstract
Primary pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease for which no treatment has been shown in a prospective, randomized trial to improve survival.Keywords
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