Abstract:Adrenomedullin has been shown to inhibit proliferation in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and to alleviate pulmonary artery collagen accumulation in pulmonary hypertension. We aimed to assess mid-regional proadrenomedullin level in children with pulmonary hypertension due to CHDs. The current study was conducted in the Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Tanta University Hospital, on 50 children with CHDs: twenty-five patients had a complication of pulmonary hypertension and the other 25 patients without pulmonary… Show more
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