ANP and BNP in atrial fibrillation before and after cardioversion - and their relationship to cardiac volume and function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-399

  Therkelsen, Susette Krohn ^a   Groenning, Bjoern Aaris ^a   Kjaer, Andreas ^b,c   Svendsen, Jesper Hastrup ^c   Boje Jensen, Gorm ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac volume; Cardioversion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Natriuretic peptides

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CARDIAC VOLUME; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 45849110357     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.059     Document Type: Article

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