title: Percutaneous transvenous mitral valvulotomy normalizes elevated circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 in mitral stenosis with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: First Cardiovascular Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Fu-Shin Road no. 5, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan 333. cchijen@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Chi-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Lung-An
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Cheng-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Yu-Shien
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Lai-Chu
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: See
authors.forename: Yung-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Chi-Tai
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Ying-Shiung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong-Hwei S
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha