What does the future hold for BNP in cardiology?

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 601-602

  Latini, R ^a   Maggioni, A P ^a   Masson, S ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FUTUROLOGY; HEART DISEASE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0035185913     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.6.601     Document Type: Editorial

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