Elevated Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Septic Patients Without Heart Failure [3]

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 714-715

  Jones, Alan E ^a   Kline, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYTOKINE;

BLOOD CULTURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0142197075     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00622-X     Document Type: Letter

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