Atrial natriuretic peptide in patients with heart failure and chronic atrial fibrillation: Role of duration of atrial fibrillation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 242-244

  Van Den Berg, M P ^a   Crijns, H J G M ^a   Van Veldhuisen, D J ^a   Van Gelder, I C ^a   De Kam, P J ^a   Lie, K I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031934326     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70088-2     Document Type: Article

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