title: High plasma adiponectin is related to low functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Ioannis D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Laoutaris
authors.forename: Ioannis K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Vasiliadis
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dritsas
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mavrogeni
authors.forename: Manolis S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kallistratos
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manginas
authors.forename: Antigoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaidaroglou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Degiannis
authors.forename: Demosthenes B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Panagiotakos
authors.forename: Dennis V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Cokkinos
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin