Predictors of mortality in cardiac surgery: brain natriuretic peptide type B

Predictors of mortality in cardiac surgery: brain natriuretic peptide type B

AbstractObjective:We evaluated whether the preoperative serum concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients that underwent cardiac surgery.Methods:We continuously evaluated 488 patients that underwent cardiac valve surgery or coronary artery byp...

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Main Authors: Jamil Alli Murad Junior, Marcelo Arruda Nakazone, Mauricio de Nassau Machado, Moacir Fernandes de Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Peptídeos Natriuréticos
Mortalidade Hospitalar
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardiovasculares
Estudos Prospectivos
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