Are [ Heart rate and functional impairment predictors of outcome in heart failure patients in the real world . Data from the Austrian Heart Failure registry ]?
Higher NYHA-functional classes and elevated heart rate are predictors of adverse outcome in chronic heart failure patients.
We conclude that vimentin is an endogenous, activating ligand for Dectin-1. Its presence in areas of artery wall inflammation and O₂⁻ production suggests that vimentin activates Dectin-1 and contributes to the oxidation of lipids and cholesterol accumulation in atherosclerosis.