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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and e-selectin (e-sel) are valuable biomarkers for endothelial and vascular dysfunction. Their concentration levels in blood serum have the potential to be an accessible tool that reflects the severity of the disease. We aimed to assess e-sel and ADMA levels and their relationship with the clinical status and endothelial and vascular function. Methods: A cross-sectional study, including 36 adult CHD cyanotic patients [(17 males) (42.3 \u00b1 16.3 years)] with an arterial blood oxygen saturation less than 92% and 20 healthy controls [(10 males) (38.2 \u00b1 8.5 years)], was performed. All the patients underwent a clinical examination, blood testing, and cardiopulmonary tests. Their endothelial function was assessed using the intima media thickness and flow-mediated dilatation. Vascular function, using applanation tonometry methods, was determined using the aortic systolic pressure, aortic pulse pressure, augmentation pressure, augmentation index, pulse pressure amplification, and pulse wave velocity. Results: The concentrations of e-sel and ADMA were significantly higher in the patients with CHD. The E-sel levels correlated positively with red blood cells, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, and augmentation pressure; they correlated negatively with blood oxygen saturation, the forced expiratory one-second volume, forced vital capacity, and oxygen uptake. The ADMA levels were found to correlate only with age. Conclusions: The E-sel level, unlike ADMA concentration, reflects the severity of erythrocytosis and hypoxia and, thus, the physical status of patients with cyanotic CHD.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cells13171494","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,5]],"date-time":"2024-09-05T04:15:11Z","timestamp":1725509711000},"page":"1494","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["E-Selectin and Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels in Adult Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: Their Relation to Biochemical Parameters, Vascular Function, and Clinical Status"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Sonia Alicja","family":"Nartowicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ludwina","family":"Szczepaniak-Chiche\u0142","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dawid","family":"Lipski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hypertensiology, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Izabela","family":"Miechowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Pozna\u0144 University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Bartczak-Rutkowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcin","family":"Gabriel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2630-5016","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maciej","family":"Lesiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olga","family":"Trojnarska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"1st Department of Cardiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"501","DOI":"10.1016\/j.emc.2015.04.002","article-title":"The Critically Ill Infant with Congenital Heart Disease","volume":"33","author":"Strobel","year":"2015","journal-title":"Emerg. 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