Biomarkers in pulmonary hypertension

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 503-512

  Warwick, G ^a   Thomas, P S ^b   Yates, D H ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric dimethylarginine; Biomarkers; Endothelin; Natriuretic peptide; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BOSENTAN; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYCLIC GMP; D DIMER; ENDOTHELIN 1; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; SEROTONIN; TROPONIN T; URIC ACID; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CELL DAMAGE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MORTALITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONOLOGY; RISK; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); RISK; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56149102921     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00160307     Document Type: Review

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