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Galectin 3: a potential biomarker for pulmonary arterial hypertension

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The hypothesis that Gal-3 predicts pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is tested using a prospective study on 15 subjects with right heart failure.
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This article is published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.The article was published on 2014-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 4 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pulmonary artery.

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Galectin-3: A Link between Myocardial and Arterial Stiffening in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure?

TL;DR: Elevated galectin-3 levels correlate with severe systolic dysfunction and together with pulmonary hypertension are independent markers of outcome and may be predictive of raised pulmonary artery pressures.

Galectina-3: Ligação entre Rigidez Miocárdica e Arterial em Pacientes com Insuficiência Cardíaca Descompensada? Galectin-3: A Link between Myocardial and Arterial Stiffening in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure?

TL;DR: Elevated galectin-3 levels correlate with severe systolic dysfunction and together with pulmonary hypertension are independent markers of outcome and may be predictive of raised pulmonary artery pressures.
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Pulmonary hypertension in developing countries: Limiting factors in time to diagnosis, specialised medications and contextualised recommendations

TL;DR: Develop better screening tools, investigate novel therapeutics or novel drug targets, implement incentivised and accredited training for clinicians and implement awareness campaigns, which can help in developing countries where resources are limited and the healthcare burden is high.
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