Angiopoietin-2 in adults with congenital heart disease and heart failure.

Angiopoietin-2 in adults with congenital heart disease and heart failure.

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure is an important cause for morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). While NT-proBNP is an established biomarker for heart failure of non-congenital origin, its application in ACHD has limitations. The angiogenic factors Angiopoietin-1 a...

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Main Authors: Alexander Lukasz, Gernot Beutel, Philipp Kümpers, Agnieszka Denecke, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Bernhard Schieffer, Johann Bauersachs, Jan T Kielstein, Oktay Tutarel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691231?pdf=render

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