scholarly journals Growth differentiation factor‐15, treatment with liraglutide, and clinical outcomes among patients with heart failure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhinav Sharma ◽  
Stephen Greene ◽  
Muthiah Vaduganathan ◽  
Marat Fudim ◽  
Andrew P. Ambrosy ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 631-634
Author(s):  
Valeriu Gabi Dinca ◽  
Gheorghe Manole ◽  
Daniel Cochior ◽  
Alexandra Ligia Dinca

The present study aims at determining on the one hand the growth differentiation factor 15 significance as possible risk biomarker for this condition and, on the other hand, the degree of correlation between its serum concentration and the class of inotropism deficit.The value of the current research stems from the very selected theme, the activity of GDF-15, member of the superfamily of cytokines TGF-b recognized as having implication in atherosclerosis, but almost unexplored as role in the myocardiumremodeling processes, more precisely in fibrosis.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Lourenço ◽  
Filipe M. Cunha ◽  
João Ferreira‐Coimbra ◽  
Isaac Barroso ◽  
João‐Tiago Guimarães ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Kido ◽  
Christopher Bianco ◽  
Marco Caccamo ◽  
Wei Fang ◽  
George Sokos

Background: Only limited data are available that address the association between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who are receiving sacubitril/valsartan. Methods: We performed a retrospective multi-center cohort study in which we compared 3 body mass index groups (normal, overweight and obese groups) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction receiving sacubitril/valsartan. The follow-up period was at least 1 year. Propensity score weighting was performed. The primary outcomes were hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause mortality. Results: Of the 721 patients in the original cohort, propensity score weighting generated a cohort of 540 patients in 3 groups: normal weight (n = 78), overweight (n = 181), and obese (n = 281). All baseline characteristics were well-balanced between 3 groups after propensity score weighting. Among our results, we found no significant differences in hospitalization for heart failure (normal weight versus overweight: average hazard ratio [AHR] 1.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76-2.20, P = 0.35; normal weight versus obese: AHR 1.04, 95% CI = 0.63-1.70, P = 0.88; overweight versus obese groups: AHR 0.81, 95% CI = 0.54-1.20, P = 0.29) or all-cause mortality (normal weight versus overweight: AHR 0.99, 95% CI = 0.59-1.67, P = 0.97; normal weight versus obese: AHR 0.87, 95% CI = 0.53-1.42, P = 0.57; overweight versus obese: AHR 0.87, 95% CI = 0.58-1.32, P = 0.52). Conclusion: We identified no significant associations between BMI and clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction who were treated with sacubitril/valsartan. A large-scale study should be performed to verify these results.


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