Clinical significance of markers of collagen metabolism in rheumatic mitral valve disease.

Clinical significance of markers of collagen metabolism in rheumatic mitral valve disease.

BACKGROUND: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), a chronic acquired heart disorder results from Acute Rheumatic Fever. It is a major public health concern in developing countries. In RHD, mostly the valves get affected. The present study investigated whether extracellular matrix remodelling in rheumatic v...

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Main Authors: Tanima Banerjee, Somaditya Mukherjee, Sudip Ghosh, Monodeep Biswas, Santanu Dutta, Sanjib Pattari, Shelly Chatterjee, Arun Bandyopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948343?pdf=render

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