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Vasostatin-1 as a potential novel circulating biomarker in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: A pilot study

Clinica Chimica Acta, ISSN: 0009-8981, Vol: 526, Page: 49-54
2022
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Previous studies have shown that circulating chromogranin A (CgA) increases in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF). Aim of the present study is to evaluate the potential role of circulating vasostatin-1 (VS-1), a cardioregulatory fragment of CgA, as prognostic marker in patients with chronic HF. The plasma levels of CgA and VS-1 were determined in 80 patients with chronic systolic HF. Patients were followed-up to evaluate the occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) events. CgA and VS-1 plasma levels were significantly higher in patients with CV events at follow-up. VS-1, but not CgA, was associated to NT-proBNP. No significant association of CgA and VS-1 with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was observed. CgA, NT-proBNP and age, but not VS-1, were independent predictors of CV events. In patients with chronic systolic HF those who experienced CV events had higher levels of VS-1 and CgA. Given its established effect on cardiac cells, the association of VS-1 levels with NT-proBNP levels but not with LVEF, suggests that this fragment might provide complementary information to NT-proBNP and CgA in HF patients.

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Pinto, Giuseppe; Colombo, Barbara; Autieri, Adriano; Foppoli, Luca; Spoladore, Roberto; Ardizzone, Valentina; Margonato, Alberto; Corti, Angelo; Fragasso, Gabriele

Elsevier BV

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine

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