Relation of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor to Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Vascular Structure and Carbamyl-Phosphate Synthetase I Genetic Variations in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts

• Main Authors: Nair Y. Maeda (Author), Vera D. Aiello (Author), Paulo C. Santos (Author), Ana M. Thomaz (Author), Luiz J. Kajita (Author), Sérgio P. Bydlowski (Author), Antonio Augusto Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays an important pathophysiological role in pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Previously, we demonstrated that serum MIF is increased in pediatric PHT associated with congenital heart disease (CHD). In the present study, we determined possible associations...