Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: can successful thrombendarterectomy normalize exercise capacity and gas exchange?
Thrombendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension caused marked clinical improvement and normalized resting pulmonary arterial pressures. Exercise capacity also improved but peak oxygen uptake remained below normal and exercise gas exchange remained abnormal.
KLOTHO gene SNPs G-395A and C1818T are associated with lipid metabolism in men, and glucose metabolism, bone mineral density and systolic blood pressure in women.