N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for monitoring after balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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| Abstract | :
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging interventional treatment option for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The non-invasive monitoring of CTEPH patients is a clinical challenge. In this study we examined changes in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients undergoing BPA for inoperable CTEPH and related them to peri-procedural success. |
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2017
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| Journal | :
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
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| Date Published | :
2017
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| ISSN Number | :
1053-2498
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| URL | :
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1053-2498(17)32145-9
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| DOI | :
10.1016/j.healun.2017.12.006
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| Short Title | :
J Heart Lung Transplant
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