Plasma levels of nitrate in congenital heart disease: Comparison with healthy children

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 132-136

  Ikemoto, Y ^a   Teraguchi, M ^a   Kobayashi, Y ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Nitrate; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; NEWBORN; PLASMA NITRATE LEVEL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; AGE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; MALE; NITRATES;

EID: 0036513297     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-001-0036-9     Document Type: Article

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