Prognostic Role of Circulating LTBP-2 in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Novel Biomarker Reflecting Extracellular Matrix LTBP-2 Accumulation
Kazuto Nishiura, Tetsuro Yokokawa, Tomofumi Misaka, Shohei Ichimura, Yusuke Tomita, Shunsuke Miura, Takeshi Shimizu, Takamasa Sato, Takashi Kaneshiro, Masayoshi Oikawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Yasuchika Takeishi
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDilated cardiomyopathyBiomarkerBiopsyInternal medicineCardiologyHeart failureExtracellular matrixHazard ratioEjection fractionCardiomyopathyPathologyGastroenterologyConfidence intervalCell biologyBiochemistryBiologyChemistryCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchTGF-β signaling in diseases