title: Nesiritide: the latest drug for treating heart failure.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Dee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontana
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003663:Decision Trees; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045283:Natriuretic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D018579:Patient Selection; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017725:Ventricular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D045283:Natriuretic Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain