Incremental Prognostic Significance of the Elevated Levels of Pentraxin 3 in Patients With Heart Failure With Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction [Heart Failure]

Conclusions High plasma PTX3 levels, but not other inflammatory markers, are correlated with future cardiovascular events in patients with HFNEF. PTX3 may be a useful biomarker for assessment of risk stratification in HFNEF. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp; Unique identifier: UMIN000002170.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - July 10, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Matsubara, J., Sugiyama, S., Nozaki, T., Akiyama, E., Matsuzawa, Y., Kurokawa, H., Maeda, H., Fujisue, K., Sugamura, K., Yamamoto, E., Matsui, K., Jinnouchi, H., Ogawa, H. Tags: Heart Failure Source Type: research