Predictive value of long-term changes of growth differentiation factor-15 over a 27-year-period for heart failure and death due to coronary heart disease.

BACKGROUND:Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), Cystatin C and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been discussed as biomarkers for prediction of cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of single and repeated measurements of GDF-15 compared to Cystatin C and C...

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Main Authors: Nina Fluschnik, Francisco Ojeda, Tanja Zeller, Torben Jørgensen, Kari Kuulasmaa, Peter Moritz Becher, Christoph Sinning, Stefan Blankenberg, Dirk Westermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5957420?pdf=render