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Increased C reactive protein, cardiac troponin I and GLS are associated with myocardial inflammation in patients with non-ischemic heart failure.
Scientific reports - 4 Feb 2021
Schwuchow-Thonke S, Göbel S, Emrich T, Schmitt V H, Fueting F, Klank C, Escher F, Schultheiss H P, Münzel T, Keller K, Wenzel P
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory cardiomyopathy diagnosed by endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is common in non-ischemic heart failure (HF) and might be associated with adverse outcome. We aimed to identify markers predicting myocardial inflammation in HF. We screened 517 patients with symptomatic non-ischemic HF who underwent EMB; 397 patients (median age 54 [IQR 43/64], 28.7% females) were included in this study. 230 patients were...
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