Ghrelin Derangements in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Impact of Myocardial Disease Duration and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Ghrelin Derangements in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Impact of Myocardial Disease Duration and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Background: Ghrelin may exert positive effects on cardiac structure and function in heart failure (HF) patients. Methods: We assessed ghrelin levels in 266 dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients and in 200 age, gender and body mass index (BMI) matched controls. Further, we evaluated the expression of...

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Main Authors: Aneta Aleksova, Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Elisa Bevilacqua, Laura Padoan, Daniela Santon, Federico Biondi, Giulia Barbati, Elisabetta Stenner, Gianluca Gortan Cappellari, Rocco Barazzoni, Fabiana Ziberna, Donna R Zwas, Yosefa Avraham, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Tarcisio Not, Ugolino Livi, Gianfranco Sinagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
heart failure
ghrelin
GHS-receptor
cardiomyopathies
outcome
biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/8/1152

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