D-dimer levels positively correlate with B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-111

  Sadanaga, Tsuneaki ^a,b   Mitamura, Hideo ^c   Fukuda, Keiichi ^b   Ogawa, Satoshi ^d  

^a Ueki Hospital   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; B type natriuretic peptide; D dimer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; D DIMER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84862003989     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.079     Document Type: Article

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