IL-10 and ET-1 as biomarkers of rheumatic valve disease

Objective: To evaluate the immunological profile and gene expression of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in mitral valves of patients with rheumatic fever originated from a reference service in cardiovascular surgery. Methods: This was a quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study. Thirty-five subjec...

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Main Authors: Sydney Correia Leão, Maria Regina Menezes Lima, Hertaline Menezes do Nascimento, Shirlei Octacilio-Silva, Tania Maria de Andrade Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000100007&lng=en&tlng=en