Pulmonary arterial hypertension: A rare yet fatal complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Melanie Rojas; Ateeq Mubarik; Elizabeth Ann Henderson; Fatima Agha; Lakshpaul Chauhan; Arshad Muhammad Iqbal; Ali Vaziri; Salman Muddassir; ali vaziri

doi:10.1016/J.RMCR.2019.100832

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: A rare yet fatal complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Melanie Rojas
, Ateeq Mubarik
, Elizabeth Ann Henderson
, Fatima Agha
, Lakshpaul Chauhan
, Arshad Muhammad Iqbal
, Ali Vaziri
, Salman Muddassir
, ali vaziri

HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital

Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL, 34613, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Respiratory medicine case reports
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RMCR.2019.100832
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

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