Open AccessComplementary and Incremental Mortality Risk Prediction by Cortisol and Aldosterone in Chronic Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Gülmisal Güder,
Johann Bauersachs,
Stefan Frantz,
Dirk Weismann,
Bruno Allolio,
Georg Ertl,
Christiane E. Angermann,
Stefan Störk
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.653964
Subject(s) - medicine , aldosterone , heart failure , cardiology
In patients with systolic heart failure, high levels of circulating aldosterone are associated with an adverse prognosis, and mineralocorticoid receptor blockade improves survival. The prognostic significance of cortisol that may also bind and activate the mineralocorticoid receptor in chronic heart failure is unknown.
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