Usefulness of endothelin-1 concentration in capillary blood in patients with mitral stenosis as a predictor of regression of pulmonary hypertension after mitral valve replacement or valvuloplasty

Am J Cardiol. 2002 Jul 15;90(2):188-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02451-7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Capillaries
  • Catheterization*
  • Endothelin-1 / blood*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / blood*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / blood*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Endothelin-1