| Neopterin as a prognostic marker in patients with chronic heart failure. | |
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PMID: 20424550 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The study aimed at evaluating neopterin concentration in relation to heart failure etiology and determining basal neopterin concentration in relation to the clinical state of patients after 12 months of standard treatment. MATERIAL/METHODS: The examined group was composed of 47 patients with NYHA class II and III heart failure and 20 healthy volunteers. Neopterin concentration in blood serum was determined with a radioimmunological assay. Twelve months after the patients had left the hospital, their quality of life and clinical symptoms of heart failure were evaluated. RESULTS: Statistically significantly higher basal concentrations of neopterin in the group of patients with CHF than in the control group (p<0.001) were noted. A higher concentration was found in NYHA class III than in NYHA class II CHF patients (p<0.001). No difference in relation to heart failure etiology was detected. The basal neopterin concentration determined patients' clinical status after the 12-month standard chronic heart failure treatment. CONCLUSIONS: In the 12-month observation, a relationship was detected between neopterin concentration and heart failure progression, which may point to neopterin as a marker of heart failure progression. |
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Authors:
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Irmina Wietlicka-Kokoszanek; Anna Jablecka; Iwona Smolarek; Pawel Bogdanski; Ewa Chmara; Katarzyna Korzeniowska; Mirosław Kazmierczak; Ewa Kazmierczak; Katarzyna Musialik |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research Volume: 16 ISSN: 1643-3750 ISO Abbreviation: Med. Sci. Monit. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-28 Completed Date: 2010-08-05 Revised Date: 2011-06-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609063 Medline TA: Med Sci Monit Country: Poland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: CR232-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological Markers / blood* Chronic Disease Female Heart Failure / blood* Humans Male Middle Aged Neopterin / blood* Prognosis |
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0/Biological Markers; 670-65-5/Neopterin |
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