Liver fibrogenesis marker, 7S domain of collagen type IV in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure: Correlates, prognostic value and time course

Nagao, K; Tamura, A; Morimoto, T; Shimamura, K; Yukawa, H; Ito, H; Hayashi, F; Makita, T; Takemura, G; Sato, Y; Inada, T; Kimura, T; Tanaka, M

Nagao, K (reprint author), Osaka Red Cross Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Ctr, Tennoji Ku, 5-30 Fudegasaki Cho, Osaka 5438555, Japan.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 2017; 236 ( ): 483

Abstract

Background: Congestion in heart failure (HF) induces multiple organ injury, which may cause remodeling of extracellular matrix. We hypothesized that l......

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