No incremental clinical information of NT Pro BNP at peak exercise over resting levels in patients with impaired left ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-223

  Kallistratos, M S ^a   Dritsas, A ^a   Laoutaris, I D ^a   Cokkinos, D V ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Exercise; Heart failure; Natriuretic peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; REST; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548508700     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.112     Document Type: Article

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