Ongoing Myocardial Damage in Chronic Heart Failure is Related to Activated Tumor Necrosis Factor and Fas/Fas Ligand System

Abstract

OMD detected by H-FABP, a marker of membrane damage, is related to activated TNF and the Fas/FasL system, which suggests a pathophysiological role of cardiomyocyte necrosis and/or apoptosis in patients with worsening heart failure.