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The time-course changes of NT-proBNP and tissue Doppler indices in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement
BACKGROUND: In severe mitral regurgitation, a subset of patients who are asymptomatic may develop left ventricular decompensation before changes in echocardiographic parameters become evident. Since N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is used to detect early heart failure, we hypothesis...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Clinics Cardive Publishing
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721922/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614663 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2011-057 |