High plasma adiponectin is related to low functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.
We evaluated the association between plasma adiponectin and functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Similarly to NT-proBNP, plasma adiponectin was elevated in CHF compared to healthy controls. Adiponectin correlated inversely with peak oxygen consumption and 6-minute walking distance and was able to identify CHF patients with impaired exercise capacity. Our findings support a role of adiponectin as an index of heart failure severity.
Laoutaris
Ioannis D
ID
Vasiliadis
Ioannis K
IK
Dritsas
Athanasios
A
Mavrogeni
Sophie
S
Kallistratos
Manolis S
MS
Manginas
Athanassios
A
Chaidaroglou
Antigoni
A
Degiannis
Dimitrios
D
Panagiotakos
Demosthenes B
DB
Cokkinos
Dennis V
DV
D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D052242:Adiponectin