Association of plasma-soluble ST2 and galectin-3 with cardiovascular events and mortality following cardiac surgery
Patel DM, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Brown JR, McArthur E, Moledina DG, Mansour SG, Shlipak MG, Koyner JL, Kavsak P, Whitlock RP, Everett AD, Malenka DJ, Garg AX, Coca SG, Parikh CR. Association of plasma-soluble ST2 and galectin-3 with cardiovascular events and mortality following cardiac surgery. American Heart Journal 2019, 220: 253-263. PMID: 31911262, PMCID: PMC7008086, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGal-3 levelsCardiovascular eventsCardiac surgerySignificant post-operative morbidityGalectin-3Gal-3 valuesPlasma soluble ST2Composite primary outcomePrimary composite outcomePost-operative morbidityCongestive heart failurePost-operative changesPotential clinical utilityRandom-effects modelPlasma sST2Soluble suppressionComposite outcomeHazard ratioProspective cohortTumorigenicity 2Heart failurePrimary outcomeMyocardial remodelingClinical covariatesClinical utility