Hyper-prolactinemia in men with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: Does it have any prognostic implications?

Background: Prolactin (PRL) has increasingly been recognized to play a stimulatory role in inflammatory response. Recently, studies have reported an increase in prolactin level among patients with chronic heart failure, however, there is conflicting data about its role as a prognostic factor in thes...

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Main Authors: Nasim Naderi, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Maryam Ardeshiri, Fatemeh Barzegari, Ahmad Amin, Sepideh Taghavi, Majid Maleki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.rcvmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2251-9572;year=2014;volume=3;issue=3;spage=6;epage=6;aulast=Naderi;type=0