Comparison of N-Terminal Pro B-Natriuretic Peptide and Echocardiographic Indices in Patients with Mitral Regurgitation

Introduction Echocardiographic indices can form the basis of the diagnosis of systolic and diastolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with Mitral regurgitation (MR). However, using echocardiography alone may bring us to a diagnostic dead-end. The aim of this study was to compare N-Termi...

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Main Authors: Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi, Niloufar Samiei, Masoud Moradi, Maleki Majid, Ladan Kashani, Afsaneh Amani, Arezoo Salami, Melika Asefi, Negin Farsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S6062