Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18417013›Full record

ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2008

Targeting tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme for imaging cardiopulmonary fibrosis.

Omer Aras, Vasken Dilsizian

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Omer ArasDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Hospital and School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Gudelsky Building, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595, USA. oaras@umm.edu
Vasken Dilsizian
University of Maryland Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Convincing clinical and experimental evidence exists that the renin-angiotensin system and its primary effector peptide, angiotensin II, are linked to the pathophysiology of interstitial fibrosis in the heart and in the lung. Tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme and locally synthesized angiotensin II exert local trophic effects, which regulate fibroblast growth and proliferation. Thus, the presence of tissue renin-angiotensin system offers an opportunity for targeted imaging, which may be valuable for understanding the pathobiology of cardiopulmonary disorders and for guiding medical therapy.

Indexed as

Renin-Angiotensin SystemAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin IIAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBleomycinCarboxypeptidasesChymasesFibrosisGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHeartHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMyocardiumPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAngiotensin IIAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBleomycinCarboxypeptidasesChymasesPeptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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PMID18417013
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Registered trials

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