Significance of Serum Uric Acid in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Şuteu Carmen Corina; Benedek Theodora; Togănel Rodica

doi:10.1515/jim-2016-0010

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine (Jun 2016)

Significance of Serum Uric Acid in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Şuteu Carmen Corina,
Benedek Theodora,
Togănel Rodica

Affiliations

Şuteu Carmen Corina: Department M4, IIIrd Pediatric Discipline, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureş, Romania
Benedek Theodora: Department M3, Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureş, Romania
Togănel Rodica: Department M4, IIIrd Pediatric Discipline, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureş, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 46 – 50

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Introduction: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex disease with poor prognosis. Serum uric acid has been proposed as a potentially non-invasive and objective parameter for prognosis and response to therapy.

Published in Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

ISSN: 2501-8132 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JIM

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