Bosentan in pulmonary hypertension secondary to unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery.

Int J Cardiol

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: July 2015

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