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SUBMITTER: Boerrigter G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2785540 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boerrigter Guido G Costello-Boerrigter Lisa C LC Burnett John C JC
Heart failure clinics 20091001 4
Circulating levels of the BNP system can help in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and provide prognostic information not only for patients who have HF but also for the general population and other patient groups. Changes over time also carry prognostic information, and studies are assessing BNP-guided treatment strategies. With the identification of circulating molecular forms of BNP, new insights regarding the biology of the BNP system are emerging that may improve the diagnostic and pro ...[more]