Figures & data
Table 1 The Venice classification of pulmonary hypertension 2003
Table 2 Functional classification of pulmonary hypertension modified after the NYHA functional classification according to the World Health Organization
Table 3 PAH studies reporting effect of bosentan
Table 4 PAH studies including (more than 10) patients in FC II
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