2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
International study on the prevalence of viral infection in myopcardial diseases
| Project/Area Number |
18406029
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Circulatory organs internal medicine
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMORI Akira Kyoto University, 医学研究科, 准教授 (70135573)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2009
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| Keywords | 臨床心血管病態学 |
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| Research Abstract |
In collaboration with Pakistan, 15.5% of 547 patients with HCV infection showed elevated level of NT-proBNP, In collaboration with Peking University, 37.3% of 217 patients with HCV infection, showed high values of NT-proBNP. In collaboration with Egypt, echocardiographic abnormality was found in 58% of 50 patients. NT-proBNP was in creased in 47%. Thus, HCV frequently causes myocardial injury.
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