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Review
. 2004 Jul;53(4):193-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2004.02.015.

[Brain natriuretic peptide and heart failure, from bench to bedside]

[Article in French]
P Jourdain  1 , F Funck, M Bellorini
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[Brain natriuretic peptide and heart failure, from bench to bedside]

[Article in French]
P Jourdain et al. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2004 Jul.

Abstract

Diagnosing or managing heart failure may still remain difficult. BNP and NT proBNP are neurohormones specifically secreted by myocytes. They have proved their effectiveness to improve clinician's diagnostic accuracy for diagnosing heart failure. BNP use is now recommended by European Society of Cardiology guidelines but multiplication of publications about BNP and NTProBNP show new possible applications for natriuretic peptides.

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