Different characteristics of chronic heart failure (CHF) in elderly diabetics and non-diabetics

Abstract Higher plasma concentrations of the N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) and the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) have been observed in patients affected by chronic heart failure (CHF). Recent clinical studies have tried to correlate the plasma levels of these biomar...

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Published in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 101 - 104
Main Authors:	Romeo, Rocco, Scalisi, Carmelita, Tafuri, Laura, Romeo, Anna, Maugeri, Domenico, Sorace, Rosaria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-01-2010
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological markers Biomarkers - blood C-reactive protein C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Case-Control Studies Chronic Disease Chronic heart failure in the elderly Cytokines - blood Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology Diabetics Elderly people Female Geriatric Assessment Heart failure Heart Failure - blood Heart Failure - diagnosis Heart Failure - epidemiology Humans Internal Medicine Male N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood Peptide Fragments - blood Plasma levels Probability Prognosis Reference Values Risk Assessment Severity Survival Analysis Tumor Necrosis Factors - blood N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) C-reactive protein Chronic heart failure in the elderly
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