Galectin-3 can predict CVD risk in diabetes patients: ESC 2020
Spain: Plasma levels of galectin-3 can help in the prediction of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) suggests a recent study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2020. The study found that In coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, cardiovascular events are predicted by plasma levels of galectin-3 in patients with T2D, and by MCP-1 and NT-proBNP in those without T2D.
Type 2 diabetes can lead to early and severe atherosclerosis. However, only a few biomarkers can predict cardiovascular events in this group of patients. A Lorenzo-Almoros, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Internal Medicine - Madrid - Spain, and colleagues followed 964 patients with coronary artery disease. They assessed baseline galectin-3, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and N-terminal fragment of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) plasma levels in them. The primary was the combination of the secondary outcomes. Secondary outcomes were acute ischemia and heart failure or death.
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