Table of Contents
Publish your article Open Access
with The Science Publishers (TSP)
Science Letter
Copyright © 2013-2015 The Science Publishers. All Rights Reserved.
Our motto is to Communicate, Shape and Accelerate the Innovations in Sciences
The Science Publishers (TSP)
Fast Publications, Easy Access
Science Letters
2014 | Volume 2 | Issue 1 | pages 5-9
Review article
An update of biomarkers in heart failure
Sondagur Abdool Russeed Ziyad, Abdul Aleem Khan, Xinli Li*
Cardiology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China, 210029
Abstract
Cardiac biomarkers are substances that are liberated into the blood as a result of injury or stress to the heart. Biomarkers have 2 vital functions: Firstly, they aid in understanding the pathophysiology of disease, and secondly assist in making diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment feedback. In recent past, biomarker tests have been considered as an elective supplement in diagnosing patients suspicious of heart failure (HF). There is an increasing enthusiasm in the advancement of novel biomarkers, and a large variety of tests have been lately suggested. In this review, we have described a short introduction to these biomarkers along with their recent advances.
Keywords: Biomarkers; Heart failure; Prognosis
Received December 12, 2013; Revised February 21, 2014; Accepted February 27, 2014
Corresponding author: Xinli Li; Phone: +8613611573111; E-mail: xinli3267@yeah.net; Fax: 86-25-83673396
