Elevated plasma phenylalanine predicts mortality in critical patients with heart failure.

Wei-Siang ChenChao-Hung WangChi-Wen ChengMing-Hui LiuChien-Ming ChuHuang-Ping WuPao-Chin HuangYi-Tsen LinTa KoWen-Hsin ChenHuei-Jen WangShu-Chiu LeeChung-Yu Liang

Published in: ESC heart failure (2020)

Elevated phenylalanine levels predicted mortality in critical patients, phenotypically predominantly presenting with HF, independently of traditional prognostic factors and cytokines associated with inflammation and immunity.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
newly diagnosed
risk factors
heart failure
case report
atrial fibrillation