title: Head-to-head comparison of 2 inflammatory biomarkers for the long-term prediction of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in type 2 diabetes patients: soluble ST2 versus hs-CRP.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece. Electronic address: vangelis.fousteris@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fousteris
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Theodosis-Georgilas
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chantanis
authors.affiliation: Blood Bank Service, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Panayota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spiropoulou
authors.affiliation: Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mavrogeni
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute & Diabetes Center, "Attikon" University General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Theofanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Economopoulos
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute & Diabetes Center, "Attikon" University General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boutati
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute & Diabetes Center, "Attikon" University General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foussas
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, "Tzanio" General Hospital of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melidonis
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood*; D000072179:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C079241:IL1RL1 protein, human; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D000072179:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; Soluble ST2; Type 2 diabetes; hs-CRP