High levels of circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with hepatitis C

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 851-853

  Antonelli, A ^a   Ferri, C ^b   Ferrari, S M ^a   Colaci, M ^b   Sebastiani, M ^b   Zignego, A L ^c   Ghiri, E ^a   Goglia, F ^d   Fallahi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

fatigue; hepatitis C; hepatitis C virus; N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 78649311689     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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