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SUBMITTER: Badoz M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7132872 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Badoz Marc M Arrigo Mattia M Mogenet Anne-Claire AC Sadoune Malha M Meneveau Nicolas N Mebazaa Alexandre A Seronde Marie-France MF
BMC cardiovascular disorders 20200405 1
<h4>Background</h4>We studied the course of plasma concentrations of 4 cardiovascular biomarkers: natriuretic peptides (BNP, NT-proBNP; mid-regional (MR) pro-atrial NP); and soluble endothelial CD146 (sCD146), in patients with severe mitral valve stenosis undergoing percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) to identify potential markers of procedural success.<h4>Methods</h4>Biomarkers were tested in 40 patients the day before and the day after PMC. Success was defined as mitral valve area ≥ 1.5 c ...[more]