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Kiecker, Felix
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spellingShingle Jochmann, Nicoline, Kiecker, Felix, Borges, Adrian C, Hofmann, Maja A, Eddicks, Stephan, Sterry, Wolfram, Baumann, Gert, Trefzer, Uwe, Cardiovascular Ultrasound, Long-term therapy of interferon-alpha induced pulmonary arterial hypertension with different PDE-5 inhibitors: a case report, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, General Medicine
title Long-term therapy of interferon-alpha induced pulmonary arterial hypertension with different PDE-5 inhibitors: a case report
title_full Long-term therapy of interferon-alpha induced pulmonary arterial hypertension with different PDE-5 inhibitors: a case report
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title_sort long-term therapy of interferon-alpha induced pulmonary arterial hypertension with different pde-5 inhibitors: a case report
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topic Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, General Medicine
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