The Role of Circulating Collagen Turnover Biomarkers and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients with Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Radu RevnicBianca Olivia Cojan-MinzatAlexandru ZlibutRares-Ilie OrzanRenata AgostonIoana Danuta MuresanDalma HorvatCarmen CioncaBogdan Augustin ChisLucia Agoston-ColdeaPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In patients with NIDCM, circulating collagen turnover biomarkers such as Gal3, PICP and PIIINP are closely related to the presence and extent of LGE and can significantly predict cardiovascular outcome. The joint use of LGE with Gal3 and PICP significantly improved outcome prediction.