Galectin-3 predicts response to statin therapy in the Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure (CORONA)
Author(s) -
Lars Gullestad,
Thor Ueland,
John Kjekshus,
Ståle H. Nymo,
J. Hulthe,
Pieter Muntendam,
Aram Adourian,
Michael Böhm,
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen,
Michel Komajda,
John G.F. Cleland,
John Wikstrand,
John J.V. McMurray,
Pål Aukrust
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs077
Subject(s) - rosuvastatin , medicine , heart failure , hazard ratio , rosuvastatin calcium , myocardial infarction , cardiology , placebo , clinical endpoint , confidence interval , statin , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , pathology , alternative medicine
To investigate whether plasma galectin-3, a mediator of fibrogenesis, can identify patients with chronic heart failure (HF) for whom statins are effective.
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