title: Biomarkers for Heart Failure in Asia.
abstract: Contributions from the Asian biomedical community to knowledge of biomarkers in heart failure have grown rapidly since 2000. Japan has made world-leading contributions in the discovery and application of cardiac natriuretic peptides as biomarkers in heart failure, but there has been rapid growth in reports from China. Contributions also come from Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Centers in Asia have established clinical cohorts providing powerful platforms for the discovery and validation of biomarkers in heart failure. This century, Asian enquiry into biomarkers in heart failure will include peptides, cytokines, metabolites, nucleic acids, and other analytes.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 9, Singapore 119228, Singapore; Department of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand. Electronic address: mdcarthu@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Arthur Mark
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism*; D055436:Growth Differentiation Factor 15 / Q000378:metabolism; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C526140:GDF15 protein, human; D055436:Growth Differentiation Factor 15; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides
keywords: Asia; Biomarkers; Heart failure