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Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2′-Deoxyguanosine as a Myocardial Oxidative Stress Marker Is Associated With Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Active Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Hironori Ishiguchi,
Shigeki Kobayashi,
Takeki Myoren,
Michiaki Kohno,
Takuma Nanno,
Wakako Murakami,
Seiko Oda,
Keiji Oishi,
Shinichi Okuda,
Munemasa Okada,
Kazuyoshi Suga,
Masafumi Yano
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.117.006764
Subject(s) - oxidative stress , cardiac sarcoidosis , medicine , 8 hydroxy 2' deoxyguanosine , cardiology , sarcoidosis , ventricular tachycardia , deoxyguanosine , oxidative damage , dna oxidation
Recently, we reported that urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (U-8-OHdG), an oxidative stress marker, reflected inflammatory activity in cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Here, we investigated whether U-8-OHdG levels were associated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with CS.

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