Brain natriuretic peptide and left ventricular dysfunction in chagasic cardiomyopathy.

Talvani, Andre; Rocha, Manoel O C; Cogan, John; Maewal, Param; de Lemos, James; Ribeiro, Antonio L P; Teixeira, Mauro M

Talvani, Andre; Rocha, Manoel O C; Cogan, John; Maewal, Param; de Lemos, James; Ribeiro, Antonio L P; Teixeira, Mauro M.

Affiliation

Talvani A; Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ; 99(6): 645-9, 2004 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15558179

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Chagas Cardiomyopathy/blood; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/blood; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnosis; Adult; Biomarkers/blood; Chagas Cardiomyopathy/complications; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/blood; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chagas Cardiomyopathy / Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Natriuretic Peptide, Brain Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Year: 2004 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil

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