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The Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients Undergoing an Initial Evaluation for Pulmonary Hypertension

INTRODUCTION: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a polypeptide released from the cardiac ventricles and has been used as a diagnostic marker in cardiovascular diseases. Some patients with pulmonary hypertension have significant increases in BNP levels. This study wanted to determine whether the BNP...

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Autores principales: Rao, Sanjana, Daines, Benjamin, Hosseini, Omid, Test, Victor, Nugent, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9195091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35711401
http://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1048