• Growth differentiation factor 15 predicts poor prognosis in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction and anemia: results from RED-HF 

      Ueland, Thor; Gullestad, Lars; Kou, Lei; Young, James B.; Pfeffer, Marc A.; van Veldhuisen, Dirk J.; Swedberg, Karl; Mcmurray, John J. V.; Desai, Akshay S.; Anand, Inderjit S.; Aukrust, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-05)
      Aims - We aimed to assess the value of GDF-15, a stress-responsive cytokine, in predicting clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and anemia<p> <p>Methods and results - Serum GDF-15 was assessed in 1582 HFrEF and mild-to-moderate anemia patients who where followed for 28 months in the Reduction of Events by Darbepoetin alfa in Heart Failure ...