2009-09-05Zeitschriftenartikel
Improvement of the cardiac marker N-terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide through adjustment for renal function: a stratified multicenter trial
Luchner, Andreas; Weidemann, Alexander; Willenbrock, Roland; Philipp, Sebastian; Heinicke, Norbert; Rambausek, Matthias; Mehdorn, Uta; Frankenberger, Burkhard; Heid, Iris M.; Eckardt, Kai-Uwe; Holmer, Stephan R.
Background: N-terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a useful cardiac marker that is also influenced by renal dysfunction. It was our objective to assess the relationship between NT-proBNP concentrations in ...