The fibrosis marker galectin‐3 and outcome in the general population

. de Boer RA, van Veldhuisen DJ, Gansevoort RT, Muller Kobold AC, van Gilst WH, Hillege HL, Bakker SJL, van der Harst P (University of Groningen). The fibrosis marker galectin‐3 and outcome in the general population. J Intern Med 2012; 272 : 55–64. Objective. Galectin‐3 is involved in fibrosis and inflammation and plays a role in heart failure, renal disease, obesity and cancer. We aimed to establish the relationship between galectin‐3 and...