Arq. Bras. Cardiol. vol.84 número2 en a08v84n2

The presence of I 1 -receptors in the heart, the primary site of production of natriuretic peptides, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP),

To determine the existence and frequency of the phenome- non of post-extrasystolic potentiation in dysynergic myocardial areas of patients with chronic Chagas’ heart disease studied

Early results of bone marrow cell transplantation to the myocardium of patients with heart failure due to Chagas disease. Arq

The elevation of MPO has been studied in various clinical trials involving healthy individuals 12 , as well as patients with chronic heart disease 13 , acute heart disease 14 ,

Findings such as hyponatremia, impaired ejection fraction, elevated serum TNF- D , plus lower systolic BP and heart rate in patients with Chagas heart disease, compared with

Objective: To determine NT pro-BNP levels in patients with chagasic, hypertrophic, and restrictive heart diseases, as well as with pericardial diseases, and their relation

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a marker of cardiac dysfunction and myocardial ischemia of great prognostic value in patients with heart failure and acute

Comparison of B-type natriuretic peptide assays for identifying heart failure in stable elderly patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Morrison