Clinical Significance of Plasma Endothelin-1 Determination in Acute Myocardial Infarction
| Autor: | Rumenjak, Vlatko, Jug, Mladen, Popović, Slavko, Goldner, Vladimir |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gerard Siest |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Popis: | Endothelin-1, a peptide composed of 21 amino acids is the most potent vasoconstrictive substance known. The vascular endothelium has proven to be the most abundant source of the ET-1 in vivo. ET-1 has been shown to be of prognostic value in heart failure and acute myocardial infarction. The aim of present study was to show the diagnostic and prognostic value of ET-1. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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