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. 2016 Jun;24(6):425-430.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-016-0830-x. Epub 2016 Apr 5.

PulmoCor: national registry for pulmonary hypertension

M C Post  1 , A P Van Dijk  2 , E S Hoendermis  3 , H J Bogaard  4 , V Van Empel  5 , K A Boomars  6
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PulmoCor: national registry for pulmonary hypertension

M C Post et al. Neth Heart J. 2016 Jun.
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Total number of patients with pulmonary hypertension included in the PulmoCor registry divided by clinical classification (a) and the subgroup of pulmonary arterial hypertension (b). Group 1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Group 2 PH due to left heart disease; Group 3 PH due to lung disease and/or hypoxia; Group 4 Chronic thromboembolic PH and other pulmonary artery obstructions; Group 5 PH with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms [1]. (CTD connective tissue disease, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, CHD congenital heart disease, PVOD pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, PCH pulmonary capillary haemangiomatosis)
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