Galectin-3 as a sex-specific biomarker for cancer and heart failure

Longitudinal PREVEND study shows that increases in galectin-3 predict new-onset cancer and HF in men, but not in women

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September 25, 2025

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CardioOncology

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  • van den Berg PF, Aboumsallem JP, Screever EM, Shi C, de Wit S, Bracun V, et al. Fibrotic marker galectin-3 identifies males at risk of developing cancer and heart failure. JACC CardioOncol. 2023;5(4):445-53. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2023.03.015
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