N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a biomarker for differentiating cardiac and pulmonary disease in term neonates with respiratory distress

OBJECTIVE: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is synthesized in the cardiac ventricles and released in response to volume or pressure load. The aim of the study was to determine whether plasma level of N-terminal pro BNP (NT-pro BNP) can distinguish between cardiac and pulmonary disease (PD) among neon...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Azza Mohamed, Mohamed, Nagwa Abd El-Ghffar, Abdelhamid, Enas Mokhtar, Taha, Randa Ibrahim, Abo-Hashish, Maha M.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Heart Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154894
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1011

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