Extracellular Cardiac Matrix Biomarkers in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure

Iraqi, Wafae; Rossignol, Patrick; Angioı̈, Michaël; Fay, Renaud; Nuée, Josette; M Ketelslegers, J; Vincent, John; Pitt, Bertram; Zannad, Faı̈ez

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.108.809194

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Extracellular Cardiac Matrix Biomarkers in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure

Published in Circulation • Apr 28, 2009

Authors:

Wafae Iraqi

Patrick Rossignol

Michaël Angioı̈

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Aldosterone stimulates cardiac collagen synthesis. Circulating biomarkers of collagen turnover provide a useful tool for the assessment of cardiac remodeling in patients with congestive heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction. METHODS AND...

Subject

Medicine

Heart failure

Internal medicine

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