title: Selenium contributes to myocardial injury and cardiac remodeling in heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alexanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dimitrios_farmakis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmakis
authors.affiliation: Biochemical Laboratory, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Chariklia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pantziou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ignatios
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paraskevaidis
authors.affiliation: Biochemical Laboratory, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ioannidou
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lekakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippatos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D012643:Selenium
keywords: Heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Micronutrients; Selenium