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. 2007 Mar;71(6):481-3.
doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002140.

Measuring risk in end-stage renal disease: is N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide a useful marker?

M H Rosner  1
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Measuring risk in end-stage renal disease: is N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide a useful marker?

M H Rosner. Kidney Int. 2007 Mar.
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Abstract

Natriuretic peptides are important in the maintenance of body volume homeostasis. There has been interest in utilizing the levels of these peptides to diagnose and prognosticate cardiovascular disease. In end-stage renal disease, the diagnostic utility of these peptides is limited. Madsen et al. report that levels of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels offer important information on the risk of mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

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