Given the role of galectin-3 in a diverse set of pathophysiological conditions, ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to stroke, it is likely that elevations of galectin-3 in heart failure patients signify an incompletely understood systemic inflammatory and profibrotic response.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Facts. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) is the first Hispanic-American woman to serve in the United States congress. Being first has become something that Ileana Ros-Lehtinen does quite well. In 1982, she became the first Cuban-born female to be elected to the Florida state legislature.