Brain natriuretic peptide measurement in Chagas heart disease: Marker of ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmia [2]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 503-504

  Talvani, Andre ^a   Rocha, Manoel O C ^a   Cogan, John ^b   Maewal, Param ^b   De Lemos, James ^b   Ribeiro, Antonio L P ^a   Teixeira, Mauro M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 17044404597     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.06.007     Document Type: Letter

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