Identification of chronic heart failure patients with a high 12-month mortality risk using biomarkers including plasma C-terminal pro-endothelin-1.

<h4>Objectives</h4>We hypothesised that assessment of plasma C-terminal pro-endothelin-1 (CT-proET-1), a stable endothelin-1 precursor fragment, is of prognostic value in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), beyond other prognosticators, including N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic...

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Main Authors: Ewa A Jankowska, Gerasimos S Filippatos, Stephan von Haehling, Jana Papassotiriou, Nils G Morgenthaler, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Joerg C Schefold, Piotr Rozentryt, Beata Ponikowska, Wolfram Doehner, Waldemar Banasiak, Oliver Hartmann, Joachim Struck, Andreas Bergmann, Stefan D Anker, Piotr Ponikowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21264211/?tool=EBI