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ReviewCurrent heart failure reports2024

Sex Differences in Circulating Biomarkers of Heart Failure.

Roopa A Rao, Anju Bhardwaj, Mrudula Munagala, Sonu Abraham, Sanjana Adig, Arden Shen, Eman Hamad

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Review in Current heart failure reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Roopa A RaoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1801, N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. rrao@iuhealth.org.ORCID 0000-0002-1750-389X
Anju BhardwajDepartment of Cardiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Texas Medical Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2322-2442
Mrudula MunagalaDepartment of Cardiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1937-7468
Sonu AbrahamDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4201-6057
Sanjana AdigDepartment of Cardiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0518-8702
Arden ShenIndiana University Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-1751-2245
Eman HamadLewis Katz School of Medicine at, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1513-0310
Indiana University Health · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USMethodist Hospital · USNorthwestern University · USTemple University · USTexas Medical Center · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of revsiewEvidence is scaling up for sex differences in heart failure; however, clinical relevance of sex-specific differential thresholds for biomarkers is not clearly known. Current ambiguity warrants a further look into the sex-specific studies on cardiac biomarkers and may facilitate understanding of phenotypic presentations, clinical manifestations, and pathophysiologic pathway differences in men and women. RECENT

findingsRecent studies have confirmed the fact that females have differential threshold for biomarkers, with lower troponin and higher NT proBNP levels. Ambiguity continues to exist in the clinical relevance of ST-2, Galectin 3, and other biomarkers. Novel biomarkers, proteomic biomarkers, and circulating micro RNAs with machine learning are actively being explored. Biomarkers in HFpEF patients with higher female representation are evolving. In recent clinical trials, sex-related difference in biomarkers is not seen despite therapeutic intervention being more effective in females compared to males. Sex-related difference exists in the expression of biomarkers in health and in various disease states of heart failure. However, this differentiation has not effectively translated into the clinical practice in terms of diagnostic studies or prognostication. Active exploration to bridge the knowledge gap and novel technologies can shed more light in this area.

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Heart FailureBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsPrognosisProteomicsSex CharacteristicsStroke VolumeBiomarkersNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsBiomarkersHeart failureSex differences

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PMID38060191
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