Percutaneous transvenous mitral valvulotomy normalizes elevated circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 in mitral stenosis with heart failure.
Chang
Chi-Jen
CJ
First Cardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Fu-Shin Road no. 5, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan 333. cchijen@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Hsu
Lung-An
LA
Chiang
Cheng-Wen
CW
Ko
Yu-Shien
YS
See
Lai-Chu
LC
Shen
Yung-Chi
YC
Ko
Yu-Lin
YL
Kou
Chi-Tai
CT
Lee
Ying-Shiung
YS
Pang
Jong-Hwei S
JH
D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications
D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha