Endovascular shedding markers in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Results from a single-center exploratory study.

Petra NijstJirka CopsPieter MartensQuirine SwennenMatthias DupontWai Hong W TangWilfried Mullens

Published in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2018)

The glycocalyx shedding marker HA is significantly elevated in a subgroup of HFrEF patients and an independent predictor for worse clinical outcome. Glycocalyx shedding might be an additional factor in the pathophysiology of HF which warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
study protocol
phase iii