title: Serum levels of Pentraxin-3, Vaspin, Apelin and troponin in decompensated heart failure patients
abstract: Aim: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the levels of these biomarkers in decompensated heart failure (HF) patients.Material and Methods: 44 decompensated HF patients and 32 healthy individuals were enrolled in the study as patient and control groups. Transthoracic echocardiography and serum troponin I, vaspin, apelin, and PTX-3 levels besides routine laboratory analysis were performed for both groups.Results: Troponin I and vaspin were higher, apelin was lower in patient group (for all
journal: Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory