Biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction and mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

Biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction and mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in adults.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac dysfunction is common in acute respiratory diseases and may influence prognosis. We hypothesised that blood levels of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity Troponin T would predict mortality in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS AND...

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Main Authors: Catherina L Chang, Graham D Mills, Noel C Karalus, Lance C Jennings, Richard Laing, David R Murdoch, Stephen T Chambers, Dominic Vettise, Christine M Tuffery, Robert J Hancox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646835?pdf=render

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