Does Serum N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Predict the Severity of Angiographic Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome?

BACKGROUND: Serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a polypeptide secreted by ventricular myocytes in response to stretch, was suggested as a predictor of adverse prognosis of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We examined the association between NT-proBNP level and angiographic...

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Autores principales: Rajabiani, Afsaneh, Mohaghgheghi, Abbas, Kamal-Hedayat, Daryoush, Sheikhbahaei, Sara, Abdollahi, Alireza, Adl, Sepideh Rezaei, Sateh, Hossein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24396365

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