Serum Pentraxin 3 and hs-CRP Levels in Children with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

KARAKURT C., BAŞPINAR O., Celik F. S., Taskapan C., Sahin A. D., YOLOĞLU S.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.219-223, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.13307
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-223
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to untreated left-to-right shunt defects leads to increased pulmonary blood flow, endothelial dysfunction, increased pulmonary vascular resistance, vascular remodelling, neointimal and plexiform lesions. Some recent studies have shown that inflammation has an important role in the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension.