GHRL and hydrops fetalis: Several research and observational studies suggest that ghrelin presents a myriad of cardioprotective effects through its ability to enhance cardiac contractility; to limit ischemia/reperfusion injury, cardiac cachexia, cardiac hypertrophy, and fibrosis; to lower blood pressure by the inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system; and to ameliorate the prognosis of both myocardial infarction (MI) and HF [71,72,73].