Association of plasma adiponectin with pulmonary hypertension, mortality and heart failure in African Americans: Jackson Heart Study
Background Adiponectin is a polypeptide hormone related to obesity, and a known modulator of pulmonary vascular remodeling. Association between plasma adiponectin levels and pulmonary hypertension (PH) has not been studied in African Americans (AAs) who are disproportionately affected by obesity. Th...
Main Authors: | Suvasini Lakshmanan, Matthew Jankowich, Wen-Chih Wu, Siddique Abbasi, Alan R Morrison, Gaurav Choudhary |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-11-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Circulation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020961242 |
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