Gender differences in genotypic distribution of endothelin-1 gene and endothelin receptor A gene in pulmonary hypertension associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease

Gender differences in genotypic distribution of endothelin-1 gene and endothelin receptor A gene in pulmonary hypertension associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease

Introduction: The female gender is a risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. However, it is unknown whether females with rheumatic mitral valve disease are more predisposed to develop pulmonary hypertension compared to males. Aim: We aimed to investigate whether there was a diffe...

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Main Authors: Pratishtha Mehra, Vimal Mehta, Jamal Yusuf, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Pradeep Kumar Dabla, Lokesh Parashar, Rishi Sukhija, Wilbert S. Aronow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Rheumatic heart disease
Mitral stenosis
Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism
Endothelin receptor A gene polymorphism
Gender
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483222001432

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