DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Table of Contents Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2006; 131(18): 1031-1034DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939891 Arzneimittel & Pharmakotherapie | Review article Pneumologie © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Bosentan - Neues Standbein der Therapie der pulmonalen Hypertonie? Bosentan: a new pillar in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension?J. Matthes1 , F. Groner2 1Institut für Pharmakologie, Universität zu Köln 2Institut für Pathophysiologie, Universität Essen Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Schlüsselwörter Bosentan - pulmonal-arterielle Hypertonie Key words Bosentan - pulmonary hypertension Full Text References Literatur 1 McLaughlin V V, Rich S. Pulmonary hypertension. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2004; 29 575-634 2 Galie N, Manes A, Uguccioni L. et al . Primary pulmonary hypertension: insights into pathogenesis from epidemiology. Chest. 1998; 114 184S-194S (3 Suppl) 3 D’Alonzo G E, Barst R J, Ayres S M. et al . 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