B-type natruiretic peptide (NP) is a biomarker that has gained widespread use in several patient populations and clinical situations. It is a hormone secreted primarily by ventricular myocytes in response in myocyte stretch or ischaemia.
Reference:
Afshani, N. 2014. Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review. University of Cape Town.
Afshani, N. (2014). Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Anaesthesia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6561
Afshani, Nura. "Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review." Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Anaesthesia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6561
Afshani N. Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Anaesthesia, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6561
