ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN NT-proBNP AFTER ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER (ARB) THERAPY IN PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE
NT-proBNP is an inactive fragment of BNP secreted by stretched ventricle as response to wall stress in patients with heart failure. As a specific cardiac marker, elevated NT-proBNP correlates well with heart failure severity. The principle of heart failure therapy is modulation on neurohormonal acti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Airlangga
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Folia Medica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/FMI/article/view/5480 |