Postmortem pericardial natriuretic peptides as markers of cardiac function in medico-legal autopsies

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Zhu, Bao Li ^a,b   Ishikawa, Takaki ^a,b   Michiue, Tomomi ^a,b   Li, Dong Ri ^a   Zhao, Dong ^a   Tanaka, Sayaka ^a   Kamikodai, Yasunobu ^a   Tsuda, Kohei ^a   Okazaki, Shuji ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a,b  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Medical Examiner's Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Brain natriuretic peptide; Cardiac function; Pericardial fluid

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; INSTRUMENT; INTOXICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PERICARDIUM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 33845805634     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0102-1     Document Type: Article

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