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CA 125 tumoral marker plasma levels relate to systolic and diastolic ventricular function and to the clinical status of patients with chronic heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18771557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Plasma levels of the tumoral carbohydrate 125 antigen marker (CA 125) have been found elevated in patients with heart failure. We measured the plasma levels of CA 125 and other tumoral markers in a group of patients with chronic heart failure and we found a correlation between the serum levels with some left ventricular parameters calculated with transthoracic echocardiography (ETT). We studied 200 patients, 159 males and 41 females, suffering from idiopathic or ischemic cardiomyopathy, 126 of them in NYHA class II, 39 in class III, and 35 in NYHA class IV. CA 125 levels were correlated with Doppler mitral flow E-wave, E/A ratio, deceleration time (DT), isovolumetric relaxation time (IVRT), and myocardial performance index (MPI) (r = 0.38, 0.35, -0.46, -0.48, and 0.35, respectively, all with P < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis found the following parameters to be independently correlated to CA 125: long- and short-axis diameter, MPI, IVRT, and E/A. Plasma CA 125 levels were raised in patients with chronic heart failure and were related to clinical condition and to diastolic and systolic function parameters of the left ventricle. CA 125 could be used as an additional, noninvasive, easily determinable, and low-cost marker of the clinical condition of patients affected by heart failure.
Authors:
Enrico Vizzardi; Savina Nodari; Antonio D'Aloia; Ermanna Chiari; Pompilio Faggiano; Marco Metra; Livio Dei Cas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-09-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1540-8175     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-06     Completed Date:  2009-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  955-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Cardiology, University of Brescia, Italy. enrico.vizzardi@tin.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
CA-125 Antigen / blood*
Echocardiography / methods*
Female
Heart Failure / blood*,  diagnosis*
Humans
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Statistics as Topic
Stroke Volume*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / blood*,  complications,  diagnosis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/CA-125 Antigen

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