The N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a link between left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and cardiovascular events.

Despite the usefulness of N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) in detecting enhanced collagen turnover in patients with congestive heart failure, the value added by PIIINP to the use of clinical variables and echocardiography in relation to directly measured left ventricular (LV) e...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hung Lee, Wen-Chen Lee, Shang-Hung Chang, Ming-Shien Wen, Kuo-Chun Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4283957?pdf=render