Correlation of NT-proBNP with metabolic liver function as assessed with 13C-methacetin breath test in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 321-322

  Hendrichová, Miluše ^a   Málek, Filip ^a   Kopřivová, Helena ^a   Vránová, Jana ^a   Ošťádal, Petr ^b   Krátká, Karolína ^a   Sedláková, Miluše ^a   Horák, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acute decompensation; Chronic heart failure; Metabolic liver function; Methacetin breath test; NT proBNP

Indexed keywords

4 ACETANISIDINE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BILIRUBIN; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; CREATININE;

BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BREATH ANALYSIS; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77957853522     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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