Association of fibrotic markers with diastolic function after STEMI

Lawien Al Ali*, Wouter C. Meijers, Iris E. Beldhuis, Hilde E. Groot, Erik Lipsic, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Adriaan A. Voors, Iwan C.C. van der Horst, Rudolf A. de Boer, Pim van der Harst

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Abstract

Galectin-3 and Suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (ST2) are known markers of cardiac fibrosis. We investigated the prognostic value of fibrotic markers for the development of diastolic dysfunction and long-term outcome in patients suffering an ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). We analyzed 236 patients from the GIPS-III cohort with available echocardiographic studies and plasma measurements at hospitalization and after 4 months follow-up. Adjusted logistic mixed effects modelling revealed no association between the occurrence of diastolic dysfunction over time with abnormal plasma levels of galectin-3 and ST2. We observed no differences regarding survival outcome at follow-up of 5 years between patients with normal versus abnormal values in both galectin-3 (P = 0.75), and ST2 (P = 0.85). In conclusion, galectin-3 and sST2 were not associated with the development of diastolic dysfunction in non-diabetic patients that presented with a STEMI.

Original languageEnglish
Article number19122
Number of pages11
JournalScientific Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Aug 2024

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