Clinical significance of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute lung injury with or without right ventricular dilatation: an observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: The primary objective of this study was to examine levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in mechanically ventilated patients with acute lung injury and to test whether the level of BNP would be higher in patients with right ventricular dilatation and would predict mortality. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Cepkova, Magda, Kapur, Vineet, Ren, Xiushui, Quinn, Thomas, Zhuo, Hanjing, Foster, Elyse, Matthay, Michael A, Liu, Kathleen D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21906356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-1-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21906356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-1-18

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