Niveles de péptido natriurético cerebral y su relación con capacidad funcional y hemodinamia pulmonar en pacientes con hipertensión pulmonar primaria: Correlation with functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters

Niveles de péptido natriurético cerebral y su relación con capacidad funcional y hemodinamia pulmonar en pacientes con hipertensión pulmonar primaria: Correlation with functional capacity and hemodynamic parameters

Background: Primary pulmonary hipertension (PPH) is a progressive disease leading to right heart failure and death. Right heart catherization and maximal or submaximal tests are employed to assess the course of the disease. A neurohormonal parameter such as pro-brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) would...

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Main Authors: Greig,Douglas, Castro,Pablo, Ferrada,Marcela, Lim,Jongsung, López,Cristián, Braun,Sandra, Córdova,Samuel, Salazar,Margarita
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2006
Subjects:
Hypertension, pulmonary
Natriuretic peptide, brain
Respiratory insufficiency
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872006000300005
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