Time course of B-type natriuretic peptides changes after ventricular fibrillation: Relationships with cardiac syncope

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-335

  Costantino, Giorgio ^a   Solbiati, Monica ^a   Sagone, Antonio ^a   Vago, Tarcisio ^a   Pisano, Giuseppina ^a   Barbic, Franca ^b   Dipaola, Franca ^c   Casazza, Giovanni ^a,b   Viecca, Maurizio ^a   Furlan, Raffaello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Sesto S Giovanni   (Italy)

Author keywords

B type natriuretic peptides kinetics; BNP; NT proBNP; Syncope; Syncope risk stratification; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 81855213124     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.09.040     Document Type: Article

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