GALECTIN 3: A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER FOR PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Autor: J. Kern Buckner, Brett E. Fenster, Luis Lasalvia, Jamey Smyser, Joyce D. Schroeder
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:A1505
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(14)61506-0
Popis: Galectin-3 (Gal 3) is a novel marker of left heart failure and cardiovascular mortality. We tested the hypothesis that Gal-3 predicts pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular (RV) function in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Using a prospective study, 15 subjects with right heart
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