Galectin-3: A Link between Myocardial and Arterial Stiffening in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure?

Abstract Background: Heart failure is accompanied by abnormalities in ventricular-vascular interaction due to increased myocardial and arterial stiffness. Galectin-3 is a recently discovered biomarker that plays an important role in myocardial and vascular fibrosis and heart failure progression. O...

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Main Authors: Radu Ioan Lala, Dan Darabantiu, Luminita Pilat, Maria Puschita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005001102&lng=en&tlng=en