EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.63, sa.4, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
OBJECTIVES: The role of extracellular matrix collagen biomarkers in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is not well known. Our goal was to investigate the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and -9 protein levels in patients with CTETH.