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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: A Predictor for Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay, and Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Resolving Sepsis
BACKGROUND: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a hormone secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to myocardial ischemia, increased ventricular wall tension, and overload. BNP is utilized as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in congested heart failure (CHF). Its prognostic value in sepsis is unknown...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elmer Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5755657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317968 http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr605w |