Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8745338 Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis 2017 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
Evaluation of NT-proBNP was important for detection of LVDD in COPD patients, which was correlated with disease severity. Echocardiographic assessment of COPD patients, especially in combination with NT-proBNP can be considered as good diagnostic tools of LVDD in COPD.
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Echocardiography and N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide in assessment of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in stable COPD in relation to disease severity
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