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Pulmonary hypertension nosography: are all patients classifiable?

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  1. Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Elena Torricelli, Mariaelena Occhipinti, Federico Lavorini, Chiara Cresci, Francesca Bigazzi & Massimo Pistolesi

  2. Section of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Chiara Arcangeli

  3. Section of Radiodiagnostics, Department of Services, Careggi University Hospital, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Edoardo Cavigli

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Torricelli, E., Occhipinti, M., Lavorini, F. et al. Pulmonary hypertension nosography: are all patients classifiable?. Intern Emerg Med 13, 35–40 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1700-2

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