Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review
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2014
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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.
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Afshani, N. 2014. Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review. University of Cape Town.