Selenium contributes to myocardial injury and cardiac remodeling in heart failure

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep;176(1):272-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.095. Epub 2014 Jul 6.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dimitrios_farmakis@yahoo.com.
³ Biochemical Laboratory, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 25042657
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.095

No abstract available

Keywords: Heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Micronutrients; Selenium.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers / blood
Female
Heart Failure / blood*
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Selenium / blood*
Ventricular Remodeling / physiology*

Substances

Biomarkers
Selenium