title: Clinical and neurohormonal correlates of circulating granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in severe heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: In this report, we showed for the first time that granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor plasma levels are elevated in patients with severe heart failure, and these levels are correlated well with neurohormonal activation and hemodynamic deterioration characterizing this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adamopoulos
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Venetsanou
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mentzikof
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Karas
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor