Comparison of NT-proBNP and BNP in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension – influence of renal impairment

H. H. Leuchte, M. El Nounou, R. A. Baumgartner, M. Vogeser, J. Behr (Munich, Muenchen, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2486
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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