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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in amniotic fluid of fetuses with known or suspected cardiac load

BACKGROUND: Myocardial dysfunction occurs in a variety of fetal disorders. Findings from adult cardiology, where n-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (nt-proBNP) is an established biomarker of left ventricular dysfunction have been extended to fetal life. Since fetal blood sampling is technical...

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Autores principales: Leufgen, Christina, Gembruch, Ulrich, Stoffel-Wagner, Birgit, Fimmers, Rolf, Merz, Waltraut M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28545116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177253