Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM): An even better prognostic biomarker than C-reactive protein to predict short-term survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis at risk of infection?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1156-1158

  Reuken, Philipp A ^a,b   Kiehntopf, Michael ^a   Stallmach, Andreas ^a,b   Bruns, Tony ^a,b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Integrated Research and Treatment Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MID REGIONAL PROADRENOMEDULLIN; PROADRENOMEDULLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SHORT TERM SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 84867579550     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.06.036     Document Type: Letter

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