Echocardiographic assessment of cardiovascular involvements in children with cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal disease in which the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) gene is mutated, resulting in defect in CFTR protein dependent sodium and chloride transport activity. It has been proved that Dysfunction of CFTR leads to imbalance in regulating the conduction of sodium and chloride ions in epithelial cell membranes and increased mucosal viscosity, which eventually leads to a variety of abnormalities such as pulmonary infection and gastrointestinal involvement [1,2].
Source: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research