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The obesity paradox in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the Scottish perspective

Luke Lawson McLean, Katherine Pellino, Melanie Brewis, Andrew J. Peacock, Martin Johnson

ERJ Open Research · 2019 · 19 citations · 10 references

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<b>Analysis of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients in Scotland across 20 years supports a recent French study suggesting there is no protective effect from obesity for this disease, in contrast to emerging evidence from the USA and China</b>http://bit.ly/34WCZ7W

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