title: Searching for markers of the right heart-pulmonary circulation unit function: a continuing challenge.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, "Cava de' Tirreni and Amalfi Coast" Hospital, Lauro, Italy Heart Department, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy ebossone@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossone
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Lawrence G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rudski
authors.affiliation: Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxclinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Ekkehard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grünig
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D020107:Troponin T; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D014527:Uric Acid; D003404:Creatinine