Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2934650 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SS is a more potent stimulus of NT-proBNP release than myocardial ischemia. NT-proBNP reliably distinguishes SS from other forms of shock. SS-related NT-proBNP release appears to involve cardiomyocyte damage but not genuine cardiomyocyte necrosis.
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Authors
Birger Wolff, Detlef Haase, Peter Lazarus, Klaus Machill, Bernhard Graf, Heiko-Gundmar Lestin, Dierk Werner,