Yonsei Med J.  2009 Apr;50(2):307-308.

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension as a Manifestation of Adult Multi-System Mitochondrial Disorder

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Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary/*etiology
Mitochondrial Diseases/*complications/*pathology/physiopathology

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