Research Article

Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study

Volume: 4 Number: 2 February 1, 2020
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Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study

Abstract

Background: Cardiac fibrosis is a pathological phenomenon in cardiac remodelling and it is associated with heart diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of galactin-3 with N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) levels in patients with heart failure (HF). Material and Method: A total of 50 patients with HF and 30 patients with normal ejection fraction were enrolled into this study. Serum galectin‐3 levels and plasma NT-pro-BNP were measured in all subjects. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded. The galactin-3 and NT-pro-BNP levels were compared between the groups. Results: Patients with HF had significantly higher galactin-3 and NT-pro-BNP levels than control patients (37.50 (18.00-80.00) versus 12.00 (8.00-14.00), P<0.001; 467.00 (1157.50-5107.25) versus 50.00 (35.00-102.00) P<0.001, respectively). galactin-3 was correlated with serum glucose, creatine, left atrial diameter, ejection fraction and NT-pro-BNP in the HF patients. There was a positive and significant correlation between the NT-pro-BNP and Galactine-3 levels (r=0.742 P=0.001). In addition, there was an inverse and significant correlation between the ejection fraction and Galactine-3 levels (r=-0.556 P=0.001). Conclusion: This study demonstrated an association between galactin-3 and NT-pro-BNP levels. We found that galactin-3 and NT-pro-BNP levels was significantly higher in patients with HF. Our study also showed that galactin-3 was strongly correlated with NT-pro-BNP levels.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Cardiovascular Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 1, 2020

Submission Date

January 25, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Yılmaz Ürün, Y., Özdemir, M., Asoğlu, R., & Yiğit, N. (2020). Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 4(2), 116-119. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.680098
AMA
1.Yılmaz Ürün Y, Özdemir M, Asoğlu R, Yiğit N. Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study. J Surg Med. 2020;4(2):116-119. doi:10.28982/josam.680098
Chicago
Yılmaz Ürün, Yonca, Mahmut Özdemir, Ramazan Asoğlu, and Namık Yiğit. 2020. “Evaluation of Galectin-3 in Patients With Heart Failure and Its Relationship With NT-ProBNP Levels: A Case-Control Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4 (2): 116-19. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.680098.
EndNote
Yılmaz Ürün Y, Özdemir M, Asoğlu R, Yiğit N (February 1, 2020) Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4 2 116–119.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yılmaz Ürün, M. Özdemir, R. Asoğlu, and N. Yiğit, “Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study”, J Surg Med, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 116–119, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.28982/josam.680098.
ISNAD
Yılmaz Ürün, Yonca - Özdemir, Mahmut - Asoğlu, Ramazan - Yiğit, Namık. “Evaluation of Galectin-3 in Patients With Heart Failure and Its Relationship With NT-ProBNP Levels: A Case-Control Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4/2 (February 1, 2020): 116-119. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.680098.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz Ürün Y, Özdemir M, Asoğlu R, Yiğit N. Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study. J Surg Med. 2020;4:116–119.
MLA
Yılmaz Ürün, Yonca, et al. “Evaluation of Galectin-3 in Patients With Heart Failure and Its Relationship With NT-ProBNP Levels: A Case-Control Study”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 116-9, doi:10.28982/josam.680098.
Vancouver
1.Yonca Yılmaz Ürün, Mahmut Özdemir, Ramazan Asoğlu, Namık Yiğit. Evaluation of galectin-3 in patients with heart failure and its relationship with NT-proBNP levels: A case-control study. J Surg Med. 2020 Feb. 1;4(2):116-9. doi:10.28982/josam.680098