ArticleMetabolism: clinical and experimental2023
The association of circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 levels with incident heart failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
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- Gestational diabetes as an inter-generational cardiometabolic risk factor: spotlight on emerging exerkines.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2026Review
- Intersecting Molecular Pathways in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: Emerging Roles of Inflammation and Therapeutics.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026Review
- Hormonal crossroads of the heart: from classic endocrine regulation to cardiac hormone secretion: an updated review.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Review
- The Adipokine Axis in Heart Failure: Linking Obesity, Sarcopenia and Cardiac Dysfunction in HFpEF.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Functions of FGF21 and its role in cardiac hypertrophy.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Fibroblast Growth Factor 21: Their Role in Early Cardiovascular Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exercise in atherosclerosis: its beneficial effects and underlying mechanism.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Circulating serum fibroblast growth factor 21 as risk and prognostic biomarker of retinal artery occlusion.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Molecular Processes Involved in the Shared Pathways between Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundFibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) levels are often elevated in heart failure (HF), although this has not been assessed using a longitudinal study design. Therefore, we investigated the association between baseline plasma FGF21 levels and incident HF in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
methodsA total of 5408 participants, free of clinically apparent cardiovascular disease, were included in the analysis, of which 342 developed HF over a median follow-up period of 16.7 years. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed and the additive value of FGF21 in the performance of risk prediction over other well-established cardiovascular biomarkers was assessed.
resultsThe mean age of the participants was 62.6 years with 47.6 % male. Regression spline analysis demonstrated a significant association of FGF21 levels with incident HF among participants with FGF21 levels ≥239.0 pg/mL (hazard ratio = 1.84 [95 % confidence interval 1.21, 2.80] per SD increase in ln-transformed levels) after adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers, but not in participants with FGF21 levels <239.0 pg/mL (p for heterogeneity = 0.004). Among participants with FGF21 levels ≥239.0 pg/mL, FGF21 levels were associated with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HR [95 % CI] = 2.57 [1.51, 4.37]), but not HF with reduced ejection fraction.
conclusionsThe present study suggests baseline FGF21 levels could predict the development of incident HF with preserved ejection fraction, among participants with elevated FGF21 levels at baseline. This study may suggest a pathophysiological role of FGF21 resistance in HF with preserved ejection fraction.
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