Prognostic value of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy
BACKGROUND Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels have been shown to be lower in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChC) than in patients with non-dilated chagasic cardiomyopathy. However, its prognostic value was not established in patients with ChC. METHODS Forty-nine patients w...
Main Authors: | Henrique S Costa, Marcia Maria O Lima, Pedro Henrique S Figueiredo, Patrícia M Martinelli, Elizabeth RS Camargos, Ana Thereza Chaves, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Manoel Otavio C Rocha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2018-08-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018001000300&lng=en&tlng=en |
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