Correlation between vascular endothelial growth factor and leptin in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease
The objective in this study was to determine whether there was any relation between leptin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in children with cyanotic and acyanotic heart anomalies. The study group consisted of 18 children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) and 20 age-ad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2007-10-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2567 |
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| Summary: | The objective in this study was to determine whether there was any relation between leptin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in children with cyanotic and acyanotic heart anomalies. The study group consisted of 18 children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) and 20 age-adjusted children with acyanotic CHD as controls. Serum VEGF and leptin levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The mean VEGF level was 149.25+/-42.93 pg/ml (range 80.66-217.00) in the cyanotic group and 88.18+/-20.94 pg/ml (range 48.44-112.71) in the acyanotic group (p |
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| ISSN: | 0041-4301 2791-6421 |