ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN NT-proBNP AFTER ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER (ARB) THERAPY IN PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE

NT-proBNP is an inactive fragment of BNP secreted by stretched ventricle as response to wall stress in patients with heart failure. As a specific cardiac marker, elevated NT-proBNP correlates well with heart failure severity. The principle of heart failure therapy is modulation on neurohormonal acti...

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Main Authors: Intan Kusuma Dewi, Muhammad Aminuddin, Bambang Subakti Zulkarnain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2017-08-01
Series:Folia Medica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/FMI/article/view/5480