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Effect of Induced Ventricular Fibrillation and Shock Delivery on Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measured Serially Following a Predischarge ICD Test
OBJECTIVES: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) was a marker for heart failure and cardiac wall tension. We analysed the trend of BNP after predischarge testing in order to get non-invasive details about the cardiac stress during predischarge testing. METHODS: 4-5 days after ICD implant we measured BNP,...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Indian Heart Rhythm Society
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2018731/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17957267 |