[NT-proBNP in practice: from chemistry to medicine].
Since the introduction of routine assay for natriuretic peptides, there are a growing number of clinical applications for those new tests. Numerous studies have defined analytical characteristics and clinical interest of NT-proBNP assay. Originally limited to acute heart failure diagnosis in the emergency room, NT-proBNP assay has now a wide number of applications. This literature review presents the "state of art" of this marker, detailing NT-proBNP physiological recent knowledge and its recognized or investigated clinical applications.
Jourdain
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Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier René-Dubos, Pontoise, France.
Lefèvre
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G
Oddoze
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C
Sapin
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V
Dievart
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F
Jondeau
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G
Meune
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C
Galinier
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M
D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology
D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain