N-Terminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Diagnostic Test in Cirrhotic Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 987-988

  Bernal, V ^a   Pascual, I ^a   Esquivias, P ^a   Garcia Gil A ^a   Mateo, J M ^a   Lacambra, I ^a   Serrano, M T ^a   Simon M A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 64349119980     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.025     Document Type: Article

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