Gene expression of endothelin receptors in replaced rheumatic mitral stenotic valves Expressão gênica de receptores de endotelina em valvas mitrais reumáticas estenóticas substituídas

OBJECTIVES: Rheumatic fever is a highly prevalent disease in Brazil, and it poses a major public health problem. It is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the gene expression of ET-3 and its receptors, in replaced rheumatic...

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Main Authors: Sydney Correia Leão, Fernanda Maria Silveira Souto, Ricardo Vieira da Costa, Thaisa de Fatima Almeida Rocha, Yolanda Galindo Pacheco, Tania Maria de Andrade Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382012000400008