Research Article

Catestatin as a New Prognostic Marker in Stable Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in Two-Year Follow-Up

Table 3

Differences in plasma CST concentration (ng/ml) depending on the clinical conditions of the patients.

DMT2 ()No DMT2 ()
MedianQuartilesMean ± SDMedianQuartiles

CST pre16.614.59-18.2915.413.66-19.460.64
CSTpost6.625.19-10.327.495.03-11.980.70
CST δ%-61.51-64.53-31.796-56.6-64.26-43.470.49
AF ()SR ()
CST pre15.2113.44-17.4616.7314.18-19.280.29
CSTpost6.304.19-45.737.645.76-10.510.33
CST δ%-62.10-72.09-100.02-56.03-61.68-41.350.21
DCM ()ICM ()
CST pre15.9514.01-18.5916.1613.14-19.280.80
CSTpost6.894.93-10.27.665.34-25.380.71
CST δ%-59.98-65.31-46.113.14-19.28-58.41-63.09-48.730.50
ICD ()NO ICD ()
CST pre16.5213.07-18.215.6414.25-19.220.50
CSTpost7.85.21-105.226.765.03-9.450.33
CST δ%-55.37-64.54-397.91-60.25-63.75-51.60.20

DMT2: type 2 diabetes; AF: atrial fibrillation; SR: sinus rhythm; DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy; ICM: ischemic cardiomyopathy; ICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.