Plasma endothelin in congestive heart failure: A predictor of cardiac death?

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Galatius Jensen, Søren ^a,b   Wroblewski, Henrik ^b   Emmeluth, Claus ^c   Bie, Peter ^c   Haunsø, Stig ^b   Kastrup, Jens ^b  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Peptides; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOTHELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030160890     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9164(96)80025-X     Document Type: Article

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