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The interpretation of brain natriuretic peptide in critical care patients; will it ever be useful?

The measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is recommended for the diagnosis of decompensated heart failure, the prognosis of chronic heart failure is worse if BNP is increased and studies suggest that BNP is useful to guide therapy. A study by Di Somma and colleagues adds to the body of evi...

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Autores principales: Dixon, John, Philips, Barbara
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20712913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9083