GALECTIN 3: A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER FOR PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Autor: | J. Kern Buckner, Brett E. Fenster, Luis Lasalvia, Jamey Smyser, Joyce D. Schroeder |
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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 |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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