Log-transformed plasma level of brain natriuretic peptide during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease is quantitatively associated with myocardial dysfunction

PURPOSE: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been considered a biochemical marker for myocarditis in Kawasaki disease. We performed this study to determine its quantitative significance. METHODS: We attempted to correlate log-transformed BNP concentrations (log-BNP) and clinical, laboratory, and ech...

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Autores principales: Bang, Sunhee, Yu, Jeong Jin, Han, Myung-Ki, Ko, Hong Ki, Chun, Sail, Choi, Hyung Soon, Kim, Young-Hwue, Ko, Jae-Kon, Park, In-Sook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2011
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087201
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2011.54.8.340

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087201
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2011.54.8.340

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