Β-Natriuretic Peptide Level as a Predictor for the Severity of LV Dysfunction

Background: B -Natriuretic peptide is a neurohormone normally synthesized in ventricular heart muscle and known to be released in situations when left ventricular wall stress increases, it has a variety of physiological functions on its own, that are thought to be compensatory. Objective: The aim of...

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Main Authors: Tharwet H. Nasser, Hedef Dhafir El-Yassin, Sabbah Yakoob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine University of Baghdad 2008-01-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1336