Impact of B-type natriuretic peptide level on the risk of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: The impact of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level on the risk of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) has not been prospectively studied. METHODS: In two academic medical centers, we obtained BNP levels immediately prior to trans...

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Autores principales: Pant, Rojina, Patel, Mita, Garcia-Sayan, Enrique, Wassouf, Marwan, D’Silva, Oliver, Kehoe, Richard F., Doukky, Rami
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26772738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12947-016-0047-6

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