Mitral Valve Restenosis after Percutaneous Transmitral Valvuloplasty, Role of Continuous Inflammation

Introduction: High sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) is increased in acute and chronic rheumatic fever (RF), but is unknown whether serum levels of hs-CRP is correlated with late restenosis of mitral valve (MV) after Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC). The aim of this study is...

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Main Authors: Mohammadali Ostovan, Amir Aslani, Shahima Abounajmi, Vida Razazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
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Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/PDF/JCVTR-6-191.pdf