Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension is frequent in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It increases the morbidity and mortality of patients with advanced stage of COPD. The use of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) and some other vasodilators seems necessary to prevent pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and right heart failure in these patients.
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