Impairment of arterial elastic properties and elevated circulating levels of transforming growth factor-beta in subjects with repaired coarctation of aorta

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15:207:282-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.168. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Authors

Stella Brili¹, Alexios S Antonopoulos¹, Evangelos Oikonomou¹, Aimilios Kalampogias¹, George-Angelos Papamikroulis¹, Christina Chrysochoou¹, Kostas Mourouzis¹, Petros Nihoyanopoulos¹, Dimitris Tousoulis²

Affiliations

¹ 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
² 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: drtousoulis@hotmail.com.

PMID: 26812641
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.168

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic stiffness; Coartation of aorta; Transforming growth factor.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aortic Coarctation / blood*
Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis*
Aortic Coarctation / surgery
Arteries / physiology*
Biomarkers / blood
Elasticity / physiology*
Humans
Transforming Growth Factor beta / blood*
Vascular Stiffness / physiology*
Vasodilation / physiology

Substances

Biomarkers
Transforming Growth Factor beta