GDF-15, soluble ST2 and Troponin-I: Biomarkers of Subclinical Vascular Disease?

Affiliations

¹ Specialist Clinic for Rehabilitation Bad Aussee, Bad Aussee, Austria; Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Electronic address: andreas.tomaschitz@gmx.at.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Synlab Academy, Synlab Services LLC, Mannheim, Germany; Vth Department of Medicine (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Rheumatology), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

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A Tomaschitz et al. Atherosclerosis. 2016 May.

. 2016 May:248:255-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Feb 9.

¹ Specialist Clinic for Rehabilitation Bad Aussee, Bad Aussee, Austria; Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Electronic address: andreas.tomaschitz@gmx.at.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Synlab Academy, Synlab Services LLC, Mannheim, Germany; Vth Department of Medicine (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Rheumatology), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Keywords: GDF-15; Troponin-I; Vascular function; sST2.

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Relations of circulating GDF-15, soluble ST2, and troponin-I concentrations with vascular function in the community: The Framingham Heart Study.
Andersson C, Enserro D, Sullivan L, Wang TJ, Januzzi JL Jr, Benjamin EJ, Vita JA, Hamburg NM, Larson MG, Mitchell GF, Vasan RS. Andersson C, et al. Atherosclerosis. 2016 May;248:245-51. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.02.013. Epub 2016 Feb 18. Atherosclerosis. 2016. PMID: 26972631 Free PMC article.