Predictors of Total Mortality and Serious Arrhythmic Events in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure Patients: The Role of Galectin-3.

Adriano Nunes Kochi Mauricio PimentelMichael AndradesTiago ZimermanLeandro Ioschpe Zimerman Luis Eduardo Paim Rohde

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)

In non-ischemic HF patients, elevated galectin-3 levels did not predict major arrhythmic events but were associated with total mortality. Absence of risk predictors revealed a prevalent subgroup of HF patients with an excellent prognosis.

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