B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Short-Term Mortality in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Abstract Objective: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgeries. Methods: Two hundred and twenty-one patients undergoing on-pump cor...

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Main Authors: Jamil Alli Murad Junior, Maurício Nassau Machado, Marcio Pimentel Fernandes, Marcelo José Ferreira Soares, Ingrid Helen Grigolo, Cristiane Carvalho Singulane, Moacir Fernandes de Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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