NT-proBNP and the diagnosis of exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia

BACKGROUND: Amino terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a sensitive marker of ventricular dysfunction. Exercise causes an increase in the secretion of NT-proBNP, and with myocardial ischaemia the increase is more pronounced. This increase has been found to improve the diagnostic sen...

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Main Authors: De Greef, Jacques, Funk, Maryke, Vermaak, William JH, Perumal, Nalini S, Libhaber, Carlos D, Vangu, Mboyo-DI-Tamba
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2008
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Cardiovascular Topics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971619/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18997988
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