Unraveling the pathophysiology of acute heart failure: An inflammatory proposal

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 765-767

  Felker, G Michael ^a   Cotter, Gadi ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 33645238425     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.07.004     Document Type: Editorial

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