Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) Is a Biomarker of Muscle Wasting and Renal Dysfunction in Preoperative Cardiovascular Surgery Patients

Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) Is a Biomarker of Muscle Wasting and Renal Dysfunction in Preoperative Cardiovascular Surgery Patients

Frailty and sarcopenia increase the risk of complications and mortality when invasive treatment such as cardiac surgery is performed. Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) involves various pathophysiological conditions including renal dysfunction, heart failure and cachexia. We investigated the...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki, Tatsuya Sawaguchi, Akiko Haruyama, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Takafumi Nakajima, Takaaki Hasegawa, Takuo Arikawa, Syotaro Obi, Masashi Sakuma, Hironaga Ogawa, Shigeru Toyoda, Fumitaka Nakamura, Shichiro Abe, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Teruo Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
gdf-15
cardiovascular surgery
operative risk
biomarkers
muscle wasting
sarcopenia
renal dysfunction
chronic kidney disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/10/1576

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