NT-PROBNP AS A MARKER OF CARDIOPULMONARY STATUS IN SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN AFRICA

N-terminal (NT) pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) ≥160 ng/l has a 78% positive predictive value for pulmonary hypertension and is associated with increased mortality in US sickle cell disease patients, but the importance in sickle cell disease patients in Africa is not known. In a cross-section...

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Hauptverfasser: Aliyu, Zakari Y., Suleiman, Aisha, Attah, Ester, Mamman, Aisha I., Babadoko, Aliyu, Nouraie, Mehdi, Mendelsohn, Laurel, Kato, Gregory J., Gordeuk, Victor R., Gladwin, Mark T.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 2010
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907438/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20408845
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08195.x
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