NT-proBNP is increased in healthy pregnancies compared to non-pregnant controls

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-237

  Franz, Maximilian B ^a   Andreas, Martin ^b   Schiessl, Barbara ^a   Zeisler, Harald ^b   Neubauer, Anna ^a   Kastl, Stefan P ^b   Hess, Georg ^c   Rhomberg, Franziska ^b   Zdunek, Dietmar ^c   Maurer, Gerald ^b   Schlembach, Dietmar ^d   Heinze, Georg ^b   Szekeres, Thomas ^b   Gottsauner Wolf, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Heart failure; NT proBNP; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1 76); PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76);

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 59649087871     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802596025     Document Type: Article

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