Prognostic value of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in patients with heart failure
Background: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an early marker of kidney injury. We sought to assess the prognostic value of this biomarker in patients with stable chronic heart failure (HF). Methods: We studied 61 patients with chronic systolic HF who had been receiving optimal me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S087025511500150X |