NT Pro BNP Plasma Level and Atrial Volume Are Linked to the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plasma levels of NT-pro-BNP, a natriuretic peptide precursor, are raised in the presence of fluid retention of cardiac origin and can be used as markers of cardiac dysfunction. Recent studies showed high levels of NT pro BNP in patients with cirrhosis. We assessed NT pro-BNP and...

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Autores principales: Licata, Anna, Corrao, Salvatore, Petta, Salvatore, Genco, Chiara, Cardillo, Mauro, Calvaruso, Vincenza, Cabibbo, Giuseppe, Massenti, Fatima, Cammà, Calogero, Licata, Giuseppe, Craxì, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23940514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068364

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