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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine research2021

Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Cardiac Disease.

Dimitrios Velissaris, Nicholas Zareifopoulos, Ioanna Koniari, Vasilios Karamouzos, Dimitris Bousis, Andreas Gerakaris, Christina Platanaki, Nicholas Kounis

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05925790 (Observational Study on Anti-interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Antibodies and Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05925790 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Observational Study on Anti-interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Antibodies and Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) in Pericarditis: PERIPLO (PERicarditis: IL-1 RA Antibodies and suPAR Levels Observational) Study

TypeobservationalSponsorASST Fatebenefratelli SaccoRan2023 to 2025Enrolled146ConditionsPericarditisArmsIL1RA Antibody Assay, suPAR Testing
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dimitrios VelissarisDepartment of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Nicholas ZareifopoulosDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Ioanna KoniariDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Vasilios KaramouzosIntensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Dimitris BousisDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Andreas GerakarisDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Christina PlatanakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Nicholas KounisDepartment of Cardiology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
General University Hospital of Patras · GRUniversity of Patras · GRManchester University NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review summarizes the published literature referring to the use and validity of the biomarker soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) when used for the assessment of patients with cardiac diseases. It is measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in plasma samples. In cardiology a cut-off value range of 3.5 - 4.5 ng/mL has been commonly utilized. Different cut-off values may be applied based on the measuring kit used, the patient population and the clinical setting. A PubMed/Medline search was conducted aiming to identify all publications relevant to the use of suPAR in patients with cardiac diseases. A total of 39 studies were included in this review. suPAR as a marker of inflammation has been used more extensively in recent years, alone or in combination with other biomarkers of inflammation and cardiac pathology in the assessment of patients with acute and chronic cardiac diseases. suPAR is closely related to the pathophysiology of cardiac disease, and a number of publications encourages its use as a valuable biomarker in the assessment of patients presenting to the cardiology service. It may be most valuable in the risk assessment of patients with acute coronary syndromes and congestive heart failure, as suPAR elevation may be an independent predictor of mortality in these conditions. In conclusion, among several biomarkers used for clinical entities with underlying inflammatory pathophysiology including cardiac diseases, suPAR is a novel attractive index for the prognostic risk stratification of cardiac patients. More research is warranted to confirm its diagnostic and prognostic validity, alone or combined with other cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers.

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Acute coronary syndromesBiomarkerCardiac diseaseCongestive heart failureCoronary artery diseaseInflammationIschemic heart diseaseMyocardial infarction

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PMID33854652
PMCPMC8016523
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