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Increased plasma level of endothelin-1 following percutaneous balloon dilatation of aortic coarctation in children

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Japan

    Hitoshi Horigome, Miho Takahashi-Igari & Akira Matsui

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Takashi Miyauchi & Seiji Maeda

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Horigome, H., Miyauchi, T., Takahashi-Igari, M. et al. Increased plasma level of endothelin-1 following percutaneous balloon dilatation of aortic coarctation in children. Eur J Pediatr 162, 543–544 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-003-1221-z

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