Plasma N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Predictive of Perioperative Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
Ji Hyun Yang, Jin Ho Choi, Young-Wook Ki, Dong Ik Kim, Duk-Kyung Kim, Jeong Rang Park, Jae K. Oh, Seung-Hyuk Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):301-310. Published online September 1, 2012
Background/AimsIdentification of patients at high risk for perioperative cardiac events (POCE) is clinically important. This study aimed to determine whether preoperative measurement of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) could predict POCE, and compar..
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