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Increase of serum pancreatic enzymes during hospitalization for acute heart failure.

Marlene A T VijverOlivier C DamsJozine M Ter MaatenIris E BeldhuisKevin DammanAdriaan A VoorsRobert C VerdonkDirk J van Veldhuisen
Published in: ESC heart failure (2024)
Patients admitted for AHF exhibited a significant increase in serum values of pancreatic enzymes in the first 72 h, suggesting that an episode of AHF affects the pancreatic tissue. This rise in pancreatic enzymes was associated with HF severity, as reflected by NT-proBNP.
Keyphrases
  • acute heart failure
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation