Pulmonary vascular collagen content, not cross-linking, contributes to right ventricular pulsatile afterload and overload in early pulmonary hypertension.

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Pulmonary vascular collagen content, not cross-linking, contributes to right ventricular pulsatile afterload and overload in early pulmonary hypertension.

May 3, 2017/in Arterial Mechanics, Fibrosis, Genetics, Pre-Clinical, RV Function, Stress

Pulmonary vascular collagen content, not cross-linking, contributes to right ventricular pulsatile afterload and overload in early pulmonary hypertension.
Wang Z, Schreier DA, Abid H, Hacker TA, Chesler NC.
Journal of Applied Physiology (2017)