In critically ill patients, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP levels correlate with C-reactive protein values and leukocyte counts

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Rudiger, Alain ^a,b   Fischler, Manuel ^b   Harpes, Paul ^c   Gasser, Stephan ^d   Hornemann, Thorsten ^e   von Eckardstein, Arnold ^e   Maggiorini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Internal Medicine   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Heart failure; Natriuretic peptides; Shock; Swan Ganz catheterisation

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 41949129758     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.108     Document Type: Article

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