Relationship of Plasma Galectin-3 to Renal Function in Patients With Heart Failure: Effects of Clinical Status, Pathophysiology of Heart Failure, and Presence or Absence of Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: Galectin-3 (GAL-3), a β-galactoside–binding protein, is a new clinical biomarker believed to reflect cardiac remodeling/fibrosis in patients with heart failure (HF). Plasma GAL-3 is inversely related to renal function. It is not known whether the relationship between renal function and G...

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Autores principales: Gopal, Deepa M., Kommineni, Maya, Ayalon, Nir, Koelbl, Christian, Ayalon, Rivka, Biolo, Andreia, Dember, Laura M., Downing, Jill, Siwik, Deborah A., Liang, Chang-seng, Colucci, Wilson S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23316284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.112.000760

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