Apelin-17 to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: A biomarker study

Apelin-17 to diagnose idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: A biomarker study

Background: NT-proBNP and GDF-15 are established blood-derived biomarkers for risk assessment in pulmonary hypertension (PH), despite limited sensitivity and specificity. Apelin has a crucial function in endothelial homeostasis, thus it might represent a new biomarker for PH. However, there are nume...

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Main Authors: Vasile Foris, Gabor Kovacs, Alexander Avian, Zoltán Bálint, Philipp Douschan, Bahil Ghanim, Walter Klepetko, Andrea Olschewski, Horst Olschewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
apelin-17
NT-proBNP
GDF-15
blood derived biomarker
diagnosis
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.986295/full

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