title: Impairment of arterial elastic properties and elevated circulating levels of transforming growth factor-beta in subjects with repaired coarctation of aorta.
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brili
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexios S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Antonopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oikonomou
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aimilios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalampogias
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George-Angelos
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Papamikroulis
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chrysochoou
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mourouzis
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nihoyanopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1(st) Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: drtousoulis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004548:Elasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000097:blood*; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta
keywords: Aortic stiffness; Coartation of aorta; Transforming growth factor