Circulating angiopoietins and cardiovascular mortality in cardiogenic shock
Author(s) -
Andreas Link,
Janine Pöss,
Ranja Rbah,
Christine Barth,
Luisa Feth,
Simina Selejan,
Michael Böhm
Publication year - 2013
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/ehs487
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , cardiology , hemodynamics , shock (circulatory) , angiopoietin , angiopoietin 2 , endothelial activation , endothelium , myocardial infarction , vascular endothelial growth factor , vegf receptors
Vascular integrity is disturbed in shock contributing to clinical appearance and serious outcomes. While angiopoietin (Ang)-1 protects from vascular inflammation and leakage, Ang-2 disrupts endothelial barrier function. The imbalance of Ang-1 and Ang-2, their association to haemodynamic deterioration, and their prognostic relevance are not known and, thus, were prospectively evaluated in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) in this study.
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