Can Brain Natriuretic Peptide Be Used to Guide the Management of Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction? The Wrong Way to Identify New Treatments for a Nonexistent Disease

被引:31
作者
Packer, Milton [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas Southwestern Med Sch, Dept Clin Sci, Dallas, TX USA
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Editorials; biomarkers; prognosis; probrain natriuretic peptide (1-76); heart failure; ventricular ejection fraction; physiopathology; COMORBIDITIES; DIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.963710
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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