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A randomized pilot study on the effect of niacin on pulmonary arterial pressure
BACKGROUND: Niacin induces the release of vasodilating prostaglandins, for which receptors are present within the pulmonary arterial circulation. We hypothesized that immediate-release niacin would reduce right ventricular systolic pressure in patients with pulmonary hypertension in a randomized, do...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654874/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590128 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1013-6 |