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Department of Anaesthesia

Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review

Abstract

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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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Department of Anaesthesia
Year dc:date.issued
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Afshani, Nura
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Thomas, Jenny
  • Biccard, Bruce M

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6561
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6561

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Afshani, Nura. Clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (NP) in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Department of Anaesthesia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6561