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| Fernandes,F.; Dantas,S.; Ianni,B.M.; Ramires,F.J.A.; Buck,P.; Salemi,V.M.C.; Lopes,H.F.; Mady,C.. |
| Leptin is produced primarily by adipocytes. Although originally associated with the central regulation of satiety and energy metabolism, increasing evidence indicates that leptin may be an important mediator in cardiovascular pathophysiology. The aim of the present study was to investigate plasma leptin levels in patient with Chagas' heart disease and their relation to different forms of the disease. We studied 52 chagasic patients and 30 controls matched for age and body mass index. All subjects underwent anthropometric, leptin and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurements and were evaluated by echocardiography, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and chest X-ray. All patients had fasting blood samples taken between 8:00 and 9:00 am.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chagas' disease; Leptin; Heart failure; Left ventricular failure. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001200006 |
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