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Body mass index in chronic heart failure: association with biomarkers of neurohormonal activation, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Low body mass index (BMI) is associated with a poor outcome in chronic heart failure (CHF). An inverse association between BMI and adiponectin and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been reported. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether novel marker...

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Autores principales: Christensen, Heidi M, Schou, Morten, Goetze, Jens P, Faber, Jens, Frystyk, Jan, Flyvbjerg, Allan, Kistorp, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24083942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-13-80