Risk stratification in pulmonary embolism based on biomarkers and echocardiography.
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چکیده
Since the initial observation that elevated cardiac troponin T levels are closely associated with mortality in acute pulmonary embolism,1 several reports have confirmed the prognostic role of cardiac troponins in this setting.2,3 More recently, yet another group of biomarkers, the natriuretic peptides B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), emerged to confer additional prognostic information.4–7
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 112 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005