Plasma kynurenines and prognosis in patients with heart failure.

BACKGROUND:Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway (mKP) relate to important aspects of heart failure pathophysiology, such as inflammation, energy-homeostasis, apoptosis, and oxidative stress. We aimed to investigate whether mKP predict mortality in patients with heart failure. METHODS:The study incl...

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Main Authors: Anders Lund, Jan Erik Nordrehaug, Grete Slettom, Stein-Erik Hafstad Solvang, Eva Kristine Ringdal Pedersen, Øivind Midttun, Arve Ulvik, Per Magne Ueland, Ottar Nygård, Lasse Melvaer Giil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227365