Higher Plasma Myostatin Levels in Cor Pulmonale Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

<h4>Objective</h4>To analyze plasma myostatin levels and investigate their relationship with right ventricular (RV) function in patients with cor pulmonale secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).<h4>Methods</h4>The study recruited 81 patients with advanced...

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Main Authors: Chun-Rong Ju, Miao Chen, Jian-Heng Zhang, Zhi-Ya Lin, Rong-Chang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150838