Biomarkers of Cardiac Dysfunction and Mortality from Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

BACKGROUND: Cardiac dysfunction is common in acute respiratory diseases and may influence prognosis. We hypothesised that blood levels of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity Troponin T would predict mortality in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS AND...

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Autores principales: Chang, Catherina L., Mills, Graham D., Karalus, Noel C., Jennings, Lance C., Laing, Richard, Murdoch, David R., Chambers, Stephen T., Vettise, Dominic, Tuffery, Christine M., Hancox, Robert J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3646835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23667500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062612

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3646835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23667500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062612

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