Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Troponin T in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Grade 3 Obesity: A Retrospective Analysis

Introduction The interpretation of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and Troponin T (TnT) in patients with obesity is very challenging. The applicability of these biomarkers as prognostic indicators of increased mortality in pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with Grade 3 obesity has yet to be determ...

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Autores principales: Borz-Baba, Carolina, Munir, Mian, Wakefield, Dorothy, Feinn, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7431309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32821611
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9265

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7431309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32821611
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9265

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