ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity
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Congenital heart disease
;
Pulmonary blood flow
;
Pulmonary arterial pressure
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity was determined in 46 children with congenital heart disease with normal and abnormal lung perfusion: (1) congenital heart disease with normal pulmonary blood flow (12 patients); (2) congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow (18 patients); (3) congenital heart disease with decreased pulmonary blood flow (16 patients). There was no significant difference in serum ACE activity between the three groups. In group 2 serum ACE activity had a tendency to correlate inversely with both mean pulmonary arterial pressure (r=−0.43;P≤0.05) and pulmonary vascular resistance (r=−0.48;P=0.05). No further correlations between serum ACE activity and age, serum electrolytes, creatinine nor other haemodynamic data could be established.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01959472
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