title: Usefulness of 6-minute walk test, plasma neurohumoral and cytokine activation in the assessment of symptomatic patients with left ventricle dysfunction caused by chronic severe mitral valve regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure and Transplantation Department, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland. przemyslaw.leszek@ikard.pl
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leszek
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klisiewicz
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janas
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biederman
authors.forename: Walerian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rywik
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korewicki
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D016138:Walking
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines