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Pregnancy-specific Reference Intervals for BNP and NT-pro BNP—Changes in Natriuretic Peptides Related to Pregnancy

CONTEXT: Cardiac disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the UK, so accurate cardiovascular diagnoses in pregnancy are essential. BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) and NT-pro BNP (N-terminal-pro BNP) are useful clinical tools for investigating suspected peripartum cardiomyopathy but, as...

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Autores principales: Dockree, Samuel, Brook, Jennifer, Shine, Brian, James, Tim, Vatish, Manu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34159289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab091