Growth Differentiation Factor 15 May Predict Mortality of Peripheral and Coronary Artery Diseases and Correlate with Their Risk Factors

• Main Authors: Lung-An Hsu (Author), Semon Wu (Author), Jyh-Ming Jimmy Juang (Author), Fu-Tien Chiang (Author), Ming-Sheng Teng (Author), Jeng-Feng Lin (Author), Hsuan-Li Huang (Author), Yu-Lin Ko (Author)
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• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Plasma GDF15 concentrations were measured in 612 Taiwanese individuals without overt systemic disease. Clinical parameters, GDF15 genetic variants, and 22 biomarker levels were analyzed. We further enrolled 86 patients with PAD and 481 patients with CAD, who received endovascular intervention and co...