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. 2025 Jan 24;122(2):57-58.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0197.

Body Mass Index and NT-pro-BNP in High-Risk Cardiac Patients

Michael Wester, Philipp Hegner, Maria Tafelmeier, Leopold Rupprecht, Christof Schmid, Lars S Maier, Stefan Wagner, Michael Arzt, Simon Lebek

Body Mass Index and NT-pro-BNP in High-Risk Cardiac Patients

Michael Wester et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. .
No abstract available

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The NT-pro-BNP level in three BMI categories (means and 95% confidence intervals, ANOVA p < 0.001, with the Holm-Sidak correction for multiple tests). BMI, body mass index; NT-pro-BNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide
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