Low-Level Elevations of Procalcitonin Are Associated with Increased Mortality in Acute Heart Failure Patients, Independent of Concomitant Infection

We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients, especially in those without underlying infection. We enrolled patients presenting with acute dyspnea to the emergency department (ED) of Heidelberg University Hospital and studied the prognostic r...

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Autores principales: Darche, Fabrice F., Biener, Moritz, Müller-Hennessen, Matthias, Rivinius, Rasmus, Stoyanov, Kiril M., Milles, Barbara R., Katus, Hugo A., Frey, Norbert, Giannitsis, Evangelos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8706732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34947960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11121429

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8706732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34947960
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11121429

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