Role of inflammation in pulmonary vascular cell dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension KU Leuven
Title: Role of inflammation in pulmonary vascular cell dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Summary
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease characterized by an arteriopathy of the pre-capillary pulmonary arteries. Heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension is associated with mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) gene. However, only 20% of ...