N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide, a surrogate biomarker of combined clinical and hemodynamic outcomes following percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy.

Journal: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Published Date: Jul 18, 2015

Abstract

AIM: To examine the relationship between plasma levels of N-terminal-proB type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and various echocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in patients with mitral stenosis undergoing percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC).

Authors

  • K P Ranganayakulu
    Department of Cardiology, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • D Rajasekhar
    Department of Cardiology, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • V Vanajakshamma
    Department of Cardiology, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • C Santosh Kumar
    Department of Cardiology, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • P Vasudeva Chetty
    Department of Cardiology, SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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