Soluble neprilysin, NT-proBNP, and growth differentiation factor-15 as biomarkers for heart failure in dialysis patients (SONGBIRD).

Robert ClausDominik BerlinerUdo BavendiekNicolas VodovarRalf LichtinghagenSascha DavidMargret PateckiJean-Marie LaunayJohann BauersachsHermann HallerMarcus HissMichael S Balzer

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2020)

We present novel comparative data on physiologically distinct circulating biomarkers for HF in patients on dialysis. cNEP activity but not concentration and GDF-15 provided incremental diagnostic information over clinical covariates and NT-proBNP and may aid in diagnosing HF in dialysis patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
healthcare
machine learning
health information