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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2005) 2, 63
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0104  
| Published online: 29 January 2005

Plasma NT-BNP as a marker of cardiac pump dysfunction

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Plasma N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-BNP) is one of several circulating markers that might be useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of heart failure. In their recent study, Williams et al. have explored the relationship between NT-BNP levels and functional reserve in 86 consecutive patients with chronic heart failure.

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