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The Role of Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Marker for Sepsis

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a neurohormone released in response to volume expansion and increased pressure. It is commonly used to assist in the diagnosis and management of heart failure. BNP can also play an important role as a biomarker in septic shock; however, elevations of BNP in conditi...

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Autores principales: Bhandari, Binita, Cunningham, Jessica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7398706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765998
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8954