Enhanced Pulmonary Artery Radiodensity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Sign of Early Calcification?

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Mar 15;199(6):799-802. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1027LE.

Authors

Virginie F Tanguay^{1

2}, Camille Babin^{1

2}, Gabrielle Giardetti^{1

2}, Catherine Sohier-Poirier^{1

2}, Vincent Ménard-Cholette^{1

2}, Benoît Ranchoux^{1

2}, Grégoire Ruffenach^{1

2}, David Montani³, Sébastien Bonnet^{1

2}, Steeve Provencher^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Québec, Québec, Canada.
² 2 Université Laval Québec, Québec, Canada and.
³ 3 Université Paris-Sud Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.

PMID: 30571924
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201806-1027LE

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcinosis / etiology*
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension / complications*
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / complications*
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / physiopathology*