Value of Galectin-3 assay in children with heart failure secondary to congenital heart diseases: a prospective study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Nagwan Saleh (مؤلف), Ahmed Khattab (مؤلف), Mohamed Rizk (مؤلف), Sherif Salem (مؤلف), Hany Abo-Haded (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Galectin-3 is a new biomarker, which plays an important role in tissue inflammation, cardiac remodeling, and fibrosis. It can be readily measured in the circulation to detect early heart failure (HF). This study aimed to assess the value of galectin-3 assay in early diagnosis of...