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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1 Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League in 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson became the first black in modern major league baseball, died Wednesday night at his home in Montclair, N.J. 2  The cause was complications of cancer, a granddaughter, Nicole Frasier, said.