Increased circulating levels of ouabain-like factor may serve as an early marker of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy before the onset of overt heart failure.
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Elevated OLF may flag preclinical ALVD; hypothesis-generating and requires longitudinal validation before any clinical role.
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