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. 2019 Apr 4;53(4):1802067.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.02067-2018. Print 2019 Apr.

Ventricular mass as a prognostic imaging biomarker in incident pulmonary arterial hypertension

Catherine E Simpson  1   2 , Rachel L Damico  1   2 , Todd M Kolb  1 , Stephen C Mathai  1 , Rubina M Khair  1 , Takahiro Sato  3 , Khalil Bourji  4 , Ryan J Tedford  5 , Stefan L Zimmerman  6 , Paul M Hassoun  1
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Ventricular mass as a prognostic imaging biomarker in incident pulmonary arterial hypertension

Catherine E Simpson et al. Eur Respir J. .
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Conflict of interest: C.E. Simpson has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R.L. Damico has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: T.M. Kolb has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S.C. Mathai reports consultancy fees from Actelion and United Therapeutics, outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: R.M. Khair has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: T. Sato has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: K. Bourji has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R.J. Tedford reports support for a core laboratory from Actelion, outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: S.L. Zimmerman has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P.M. Hassoun has nothing to disclose.

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