Acute vasodilator effects of a Rho-kinase inhibitor, fasudil, in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension

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Fukumoto, Y [1 ]
Matoba, T [1 ]
Ito, A [1 ]
Tanaka, H [1 ]
Kishi, T [1 ]
Hayashidani, S [1 ]
Abe, K [1 ]
Takeshita, A [1 ]
Shimokawa, H [1 ]
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[1] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Med Sci, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Fukuoka 812, Japan
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10.1136/hrt.2003.029470
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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