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Before discussing in a simple way and from the clinical point of view the possible mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension, it may be usefull to remember some of the basic characteristics of the pulmonary circulation.
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Denolin, H. (1980). Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. In: Cumming, G., Bonsignore, G. (eds) Pulmonary Circulation in Health and Disease. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1721-1_13
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