Elevation of carbohydrate antigen 125 in chronic heart failure may be caused by mechanical extension of mesothelial cells from serous cavity effusion

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8317634	Clinical Biochemistry	2013	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

CA125 elevation in CHF was associated with SCE. Mechanical extension of mesothelial cells from SCE plays an important role in CA125 increase.

Keywords

SCE M/F left ventricular diastolic dimension GLB LVPWd IVSd CA125 NT-proBNP hsCRP LVDd NYHA LVEF ChF ROC RT-PCR SBP DBP AOR ALB AAO A/G AUC Albumin carbohydrate antigen 125 Left atrium Aortic root ascending aorta diastolic blood pressure systolic blood pressure Male/female Areas under the curve Chronic heart failure albumin/globulin ratio reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction receiver operator characteristic high-sensitivity C-reactive protein N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide left ventricular ejection fraction Globulin

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Elevation of carbohydrate antigen 125 in chronic heart failure may be caused by mechanical extension of mesothelial cells from serous cavity effusion

Authors

Feifei Huang, Kun Zhang, Jie Chen, Qingqing Cai, Xun Liu, Tong Wang, Zhiyue Lv, Jingfeng Wang, Hui Huang,