NT-proBNP and postoperative heart failure in surgery for aortic stenosis

Objective Postoperative heart failure (PHF) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis (AS) may initially appear mild and transient but has serious long-term consequences. Methods to assess PHF are not well documented. We studied the association between N-terminal pro-B-type natriureti...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Open Heart
Main Authors: Huiqi Jiang, Farkas Vánky, Henrik Hultkvist, Jonas Holm, Yanqi Yang, Rolf Svedjeholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/6/1/e001063.full