Dynamics of growth differentiation factor 15 in acute heart failure

ConclusionsGrowth differentiation factor 15 decreased during an acute HF hospitalization, but its variation had no prognostic implications. The knowledge of both admission and discharge GDF ‐15 added meaningful information to patients' risk stratification.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - May 3, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patr ícia Lourenço, Filipe M. Cunha, João Ferreira‐Coimbra, Isaac Barroso, João‐Tiago Guimarães, Paulo Bettencourt Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research