Greater Vessel Remodeling May Be Link Between BMPR2 Mutations and Severe PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients who carry mutations in a gene called BMPR2 have a very distinctive profile, a new study reports. Due to bronchial arterial remodeling and new vessel formation, these patients are more prone to coughing up blood from the lungs or bronchial tubes (hemoptysis), and to showing increased…