Does HIV Really Augment the Frequency or Mortality Risk of Increased Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressures?

Vandana Sachdev^{1

2}, Michael A Solomon^{1

2}, Henry Masur^{1

2}

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Editorial

Vandana Sachdev et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018.

. 2018 Apr 1;197(7):854-855.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201711-2271ED.

Vandana Sachdev^{1

2}, Michael A Solomon^{1

2}, Henry Masur^{1

2}

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Increased Echocardiographic Pulmonary Pressure in HIV-infected and -uninfected Individuals in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study.
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