
Cardiac marker ST2
ST2 is a cardiac biomarker, which is used to evaluate the prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome and chronic heart failure. It belongs to the IL-1 (interleukin-1) receptor family. ST2 has 2 isoforms: soluble ST2 (sST2) and ST2 bound to a cell membrane (ST2L). When the level of soluble...