Circulating levels of procollagen type I carboxy-terminal propeptide reflect myocardial fibrosis

Autores da FMUP

• João Pedro Melo Marques Pinho Ferreira

  Autor

Unidades de investigação

• Cirurgia e Fisiologia

• Laboratório Associado RISE- Rede de Investigação em Saúde

  

  Investigador

  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

Abstract

[No abstract available]

Keywords

• Cardiomyopathies; Collagen Type I; Fibrosis; Heart Failure; Humans; Procollagen; amino terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide; antifibrotic agent; carboxy terminal telopeptide; collagen type 1; collagen type 3; gadolinium; mineralocorticoid antagonist; spironolactone; transcriptome; collagen type 1; procollagen; blood analysis; blood pressure regulation; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; collagen synthesis; congestive cardiomyopathy; contrast enhancement; correlation analysis; disease marker; drug research; Editorial; heart ejection fraction; heart failure; heart muscle biopsy; heart muscle fibrosis; human; hypertension; medical assessment; non invasive measurement; prognosis; protein expression; treatment outcome; cardiomyopathy; fibrosis; heart failure