Prognostic Significance of Interleukin-34 (IL-34) in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With or Without Renal Insufficiency [Heart Failure]

ConclusionsIL‐34 is a significant predictor of cardiovascular death, HF hospitalization, and all‐cause mortality in chronic HF, especially when concomitant with renal dysfunction. Serum IL‐34 measurement may provide new insights linking kidney impairment to poor HF outcomes beyond other renal markers.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - April 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tao, R., Fan, Q., Zhang, H., Xie, H., Lu, L., Gu, G., Wang, F., Xi, R., Hu, J., Chen, Q., Niu, W., Shen, W., Zhang, R., Yan, X. Tags: Biomarkers, Heart Failure, Prognosis Original Research Source Type: research