Publications by authors named "Philip Kuche"
Article Synopsis
- Galectin-3 is a protein that helps scientists understand heart problems, especially in the right side of the heart.
- In a study with 91 patients, researchers found that measuring galectin-3 levels can help identify how well the right ventricle is working by using echocardiograms.
- The results showed that higher levels of galectin-3 were linked to signs of heart failure, and when used with another marker, NT-proBNP, it made diagnosing issues even better.
Background: Data regarding the outcome of patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias related to arterial hypertension (AHT) and smoking is limited. The study sought to assess the prognostic impact of AHT and smoking on survival in patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
Methods: All consecutive patients surviving ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) upon admission to the University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM), Germany from 2002 to 2016 were included and stratified according to AHT and smoking by propensity score matching.