title: B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with sepsis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Hospital of St. Gallen, Switzerland. micha.maeder@kssg.ch
authors.forename: Micha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeder
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ammann
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiowski
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rickli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain