Unveiling MicroRNA-21 as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-associated pulmonary hypertension: Comparative insights with NT-proBNP
miR-21 may serve as a useful and reliable biomarker for diagnosing PH in COPD patients, outperforming the traditional biomarker NT-proBNP.
Authors
- Shahinaz El Attar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9293-756X)
- Mona A. Eldosoky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-1135)
- Eman Salah Albeltagy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-2815)
- Rehab M. Hamdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8188-6792)
- OMAIMA ABO-ELKHEIR
- Mohamed A. Heiba
- Esraa Ali
- Asmaa A. Elmadbouly
- Hoda A. Eid
- Sally S. Abd Elhamed
- Walaa Shipl
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lung India
- Published
- 2026-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_413_25
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00