What Is a Biomarker?

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What Is a Biomarker?
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Galectin-3
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Galectin-3 Strong and Independent Predictor of
Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure
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Heart Failure Biomarkers
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Galectin-3 Strong and Independent Predictor of
Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure
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Heart Failure Biomarkers
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Galectin-3 Future Possibilities
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Cardiac vs Non-cardiac Specificity
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Cardiac Fibrosis
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Galectin-3 Useful in HFPEF?
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Heart Failure Biomarkers
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What Is a Biomarker?
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Clinical Value of Cardiac Biomarkers
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Criteria for a Clinically Useful Biomarker
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Heart Failure Biomarkers
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Galectin-3 Is a Mediator of Fibrosis
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Galectin-3 Predicts Prognosis
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Galectin-3 in the Framingham Study
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Galectin-3, Incident Heart Failure, and Mortality
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Heart Failure Biomarkers
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Abbreviations
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Abbreviations (cont)
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Abbreviations (cont)