Increased endothelin levels in congestive heart failure: Does it come from the lungs? Does it matter?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-7

  Dupuis, Jocelyn ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

BLOOD LEVEL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LUNG;

EID: 2942511501     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2004.04.007     Document Type: Editorial

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