• closedAccess   Procalcitonin and long-term prognosis after an admission for acute heart failure 

      Villanueva, María Pilar; Mollar, Anna; Palau, Patricia; Carratalá, Arturo; Núñez, Eduardo; Santas, Enrique; Bodí, Vicent; Chorro, Francisco J.; Miñana, Gema; Blasco, María L.; Sanchis, Juan; Núñez, Julio Elsevier (2015)
      Background Traditionally, procalcitonin (PCT) is considered a diagnostic marker of bacterial infections. However, slightly elevated levels of PCT have also been found in patients with heart failure. In this context, it ...
    • openAccess   Prognostic value of the interaction between galectin-3 and antigen carbohydrate 125 in acute heart failure 

      Núñez, Julio; Rabinovich, Gabriel A.; Sandino, Justo; Mainar, Luis; Palau, Patricia; Santas, Enrique; Villanueva, María Pilar; Núñez, Eduardo; Bodí, Vicent; Chorro, Francisco J.; Miñana, Gema; Sanchis, Juan Public Library of Science (2015)
      Aims Galectin-3 (Gal-3) and carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) have emerged as robust prognostic biomarkers in heart failure. Experimental data have also suggested a potential molecular interaction between CA125 and Gal-3; ...