Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rapidly progressing and often fatal disease that induces substantial pulmonary vascular remodeling [1]. Although a genetic factor has been identified in familial and sporadic cases of pulmonary hypertension [2], the etiology of the disease for most victims remains unknown.
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Bioengineering
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