title: Elevated serum soluble ST2 levels may predict the fatal outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, PR China; Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Heng-Chen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Qian-Feng
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Lan-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Clinical School of Taishan Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, PR China.
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan 250012, PR China. Electronic address: lctougao@126.com.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia. Electronic address: lwang@csu.edu.au.
authors.forename: Le-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D000072179:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000097:blood*; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: C079241:IL1RL1 protein, human; D000072179:Interleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017472:Receptors, Interleukin-1
keywords: Heart failure; High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; N terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; ST2