Reconsideration of the cut-off value of angiotensin-converting enzyme for screening of sarcoidosis in Japanese patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The possibility of sarcoidosis cannot be ruled out by using the current Japanese standard value even in patients who have normal ACE levels. Careful interpretation of this biomarker is needed. PMID: 31300268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Cardiology - July 8, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Baba Y, Kubo T, Yamanaka S, Ochi Y, Hirota T, Yamasaki N, Ohnishi H, Kubota T, Yokoyama A, Kitaoka H Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research