Asymmetrical dimethylarginine--more sensitive than NT-proBNP to diagnose heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease.

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine--more sensitive than NT-proBNP to diagnose heart failure in adults with congenital heart disease.

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure is an important cause for morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). While NT-proBNP is an established biomarker for heart failure of non-congenital origin, its value in ACHD has limitations. Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) correlat...

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Main Authors: Oktay Tutarel, Agnieszka Denecke, Stefanie M Bode-Böger, Jens Martens-Lobenhoffer, Svjetlana Lovric, Johann Bauersachs, Bernhard Schieffer, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Jan T Kielstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3312350?pdf=render

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