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ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2021

The Value of Fetuin-A as a Predictor to Identify Takotsubo Patients at Risk of Cardiovascular Events.

Albert Topf, Moritz Mirna, Nina Bacher, Vera Paar, Christoph Edlinger, Lukas J Motloch, Sarah Gharibeh, Marwin Bannehr, Uta C Hoppe, Michael Lichtenauer

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Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. A novel parameter for risk stratification in patients with takotsubo syndrome.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2026
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Albert TopfDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Moritz MirnaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5679-4872
Nina BacherDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Vera PaarDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Christoph EdlingerDepartment of Cardiology, Heart Center Brandenburg, 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.
Lukas J MotlochDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Sarah GharibehDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Marwin BannehrDepartment of Cardiology, Heart Center Brandenburg, 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany.
Uta C HoppeDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Michael LichtenauerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0755-7955
Paracelsus Medical University · ATBerlin Heart (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTakotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) remains a life-threatening disease with the risk of decompensated heart failure and arrhythmias. Valid markers for the prediction of outcome are unavailable. The novel biomarkers fetuin-A, matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2), myeloperoxidase (MPO), Syndecan-1 and CD40-L show promising results for risk stratification of cardiovascular patients. Nevertheless, clinical implementation has not been investigated in TTC patients.

methodsTo investigate this issue, we evaluated clinical complications in 51 patients hospitalized for TTC and measured the serum levels of fetuin-A, MPO, MMP-2, Syndecan-1 and CD40-L within 24 h after admission.

resultsSerum levels of Fetuin-A correlated inversely with the risk of cardiac decompensation and all cause complications within the acute phase of TTC. Fetuin-A levels over 190.1 µg/mL (AUC: 0.738, sensitivity 87.5%, specificity: 52.6%) indicate an acute phase of TTC without cardiac decompensation. Despite lower fetuin-A levels in patients with all cause complications, the combined endpoint remained slightly unmet (

conclusionFetuin-A is a promising marker in our study and could be of benefit for the prediction of short-term adverse cardiac events in TTC patients. Therefore, fetuin-A might be of value to evaluate an individual's risk for complications within the acute phase of TTC and to individually choose the time of intensive care and hospitalization.

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cardiovascular eventsfetuin-Atakotsubo cardiomyopathy

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