Systemic endothelial glycocalyx and aortic stiffness are preserved in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2020 Jul-Aug;61(4):288-290. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.10.006. Epub 2019 Nov 16.

Authors

Helen Triantafyllidi¹, Olympia Apostolopoulou², Dimitris Benas³, Ignatios Ikonomidis³, Mary Varoudi³, Iraklis Tsagkaris², Anastasia Anthi², Loukianos Rallidis³, Dimitrios Kostantonis², Frantzeska Frantzeskaki², George Pavlidis³, Leonidas Palaiodimos³, Antonios Schoinas³, Apostolos Armaganidis², John Lekakis³, Stylianos E Orfanos²

Affiliations

¹ 2(nd) Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: seliani@hotmail.com.
² 2(nd) Department of Critical Care, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ 2(nd) Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATTIKON Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 31740352
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2019.10.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Endothelium
Glycocalyx
Humans
Hypertension*
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension*
Vascular Stiffness*