Plasma levels and vascular effects of endothelin and big endothelin in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris undergoing coronary bypass grafting
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- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 21 (2) , 218-223
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01119-8
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the plasma and pericardial levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and its precursor big endothelin-1 (Big EKeywords
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