Change of Serum BNP Between Admission and Discharge After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Is a Better Predictor of 6-Month All-Cause Mortality Than the Single BNP Value Determined at Admission

BACKGROUND: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is regarded as a reliable predictor of outcome in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). However, according to some scholars, a single isolated measurement of serum BNP at the time of hospital admission would not be sufficient to provide...

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Autores principales: De Vecchis, Renato, Ariano, Carmelina, Giandomenico, Giuseppe, Di Maio, Marco, Baldi, Cesare
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635179
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr2691w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27635179
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr2691w

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