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Blood signature of pre-heart failure: a microarrays study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Smih Fatima, Desmoulin Franck, Berry Matthieu, Turkieh Annie, Harmancey Romain, Iacovoni Jason, Trouillet Charlotte, Delmas Clement, Pathak Atul, Lairez Olivier, Koukoui François, Massabuau Pierre, Ferrieres Jean, Galinier Michel, Rouet Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The preclinical stage of systolic heart failure (HF), known as asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (ALVD), is diagnosed only by echocardiography, frequent in the general population and leads to a high risk of developing severe HF. Large scale screening for ALVD is a difficult task and represents a major unmet clinical challenge that requires the determination of ALVD biomarkers....
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