Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A – a new indicator of pulmonary vascular remodeling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?

Abstract Background In chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) impaired pulmonary hemodynamics lead to right heart failure. Natriuretic peptides reflect hemodynamic disease severity. Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) might address another aspect of CTEPH - chronic tissue i...

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Main Authors: Steffen D. Kriechbaum, Felix Rudolph, Christoph B. Wiedenroth, Lisa Mielzarek, Moritz Haas, Stefan Guth, Christian W. Hamm, Eckhard Mayer, Christoph Liebetrau, Till Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01472-3