Abstract P158: Increased Circulating Cathepsin K in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure [Session Title: Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke]

Conclusions: These data indicate that elevated levels of CatK are closely associated with the presence of CHF and that the measurement of circulating CatK provides a noninvasive method of documenting and monitoring the extent of cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in patients with CHF.

Source: Hypertension - November 3, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cheng, X. W., Zhao, G., Han, X., Fang, E., Li, X., Zhou, D., Jiang, H., Li, Y., Cui, L. Tags: Session Title: Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Source Type: research