Copeptin and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are derived from a common precursor molecule
and have equimolar secretion and response to osmotic, haemodynamic and stress-related …

Measurement of biomarkers has revolutionized the work-up of patients with suspected
cardiovascular disease. The most widely used contemporary cardiovascular biomarkers are …

Objective To explore the utility of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a biomarker for
primary and secondary neuroaxonal injury after ischemic stroke (IS) and study its value for …

Background: Copeptin, the C-terminal moiety of provasopressin, is cosecreted with
vasopressin. Copeptin may be a useful parameter to characterize disorders of water …

Cerebral ischemia is caused by arterial occlusion due to a thrombus or an embolus. Such
occlusion induces multiple and concomitant pathophysiological processes that involve …

Stress is defined as anything that throws the body out of homeostatic balance; for example
an acute illness. Any stressor which activates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major healthcare burden on the population
worldwide. Early detection of this disease is important in prevention and treatment to …

Biomarkers are objective indicators used to assess normal or pathological processes,
evaluate responses to treatment and predict outcomes. Many blood biomarkers already …

Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) and copeptin derive from the same precursor molecule. Due to
the equimolar secretion, copeptin responds as rapidly as AVP to osmotic, hemodynamic and …

Congest Heart Fail. 2010; 16 (4)(suppl 1): S37–S44.© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Arginine
vasopressin (AVP or antidiuretic hormone) is one of the key hormones in the human body …