Endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in children with irreversible pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease

• Main Authors: Murat Çiftel (Author), Ayse Simsek (Author), Özlem Turan (Author), Firat Kardelen (Author), Gayaz Akçurin (Author), Halil Ertug (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess endothelial dysfunction and the risk for coronary atherosclerosis in children with irreversible pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods: The study included 18 cyanotic patients (the mean age was 12.28 ± 3.26 years) who developed irreversible pulmona...