Plasma apelin concentration was significantly depressed following acute MI in humans, identifying apelin as a potential new cardiac biomarker that decreases (unlike BNP which increases) during heart attack.
Key findingPlasma apelin concentration was significantly depressed following acute MI in humans, identifying apelin as a potential new cardiac biomarker that dec
What the researchers found
Plasma apelin concentration was significantly depressed following acute MI in humans, identifying apelin as a potential new cardiac biomarker that decreases (unlike BNP which increases) during heart attack.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Plasma apelin concentration is depressed following acute myocardial infarction in man.
European journal of heart failure, 11(6), 551-8
Citation
Weir, Robin A P; Chong, Kwok Shiong; Dalzell, Jonathan R; Petrie, Colin J; Murphy, Charles A; Steedman, Tracey; Mark, Patrick B; McDonagh, Theresa A; Dargie, Henry J; McMurray, John J V. (2009). Plasma apelin concentration is depressed following acute myocardial infarction in man.. European journal of heart failure, 11(6), 551-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfp043