We furthermore evaluated if galectin-3 would have interaction with different pro-inflammatory cytokines, since it is well described that galectin-3 plays a central role in the inflammatory response, specifically in T cells (19–21).We correlated galectin-3 with an array of cytokines, which have been strongly linked to outcome in HF, like IL-6 and CRP (22,23). The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is hydrops fetalis.