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BNP as a Major Player in the Heart-Kidney Connection

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an important biomarker for patients with heart failure, hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. Although it is known that BNP levels are relatively higher in patients with chronic kidney disease and no heart disease, the mechanism remains unknown. Here, we review the...

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Autores principales: Okamoto, Ryuji, Ali, Yusuf, Hashizume, Ryotaro, Suzuki, Noboru, Ito, Masaaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6678680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31336656
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20143581