Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a vasodilatory peptide. Its plasma levels or its precursors have not been evaluated in large populations of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). We sought to explore mid-regional proADM (MR-proADM).
Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Charité Medical School-Campus Virchow-Klinikum, 13353 Berlin, Germany. stephan.von.haehling@web.de