title: N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide predicts 1-year mortality following acute stroke: possible evidence of occult cardiac dysfunction among patients with acute stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust, Nottinghamshire, UK. iidris@aol.com
authors.forename: Iskandar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Idris
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Jagdish C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: C099254:N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide; D011498:Protein Precursors; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor