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Prognostic Value of Changes in Galectin-3 Levels Over Time in Patients With Heart Failure

A. Rogier van der Velde, Lars Gullestad, Thor Ueland, Pål Aukrust, Yu Guo, Aram Adourian, Pieter Muntendam, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Rudolf A. de Boer

Circulation Heart Failure · 2013 · 209 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

In 2 large cohorts of patients with chronic and acute decompensated HF, repeated measurements of galectin-3 level provided important and significant prognostic value in identifying patients with HF at elevated risk for subsequent HF morbidity and mortality.

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