Galectin-3 Associated with Severe Forms and Long-term Mortality in Patients with Chagas Disease.

Fábio Fernandes Carlos Henrique Valente MoreiraLea Campos OliveiraMarcela Souza-BasqueiraBarbara Maria IanniClaudia di LorenzoFelix Jose Alvarez RamiresLuciano NastariEdecio Cunha-NetoAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroRenato Delascio LopesSheila M KeatingEster Cerdeira SabinoCharles Mady

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)

In ChD patients, higher Gal-3 levels were significantly associated with severe forms of the disease and more long-term mortality, which means it may be a useful means to identify high-risk patients. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021; 116(2):248-256).

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
early onset
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
coronary artery disease