title: B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiographic indices of left ventricular filling in critically ill patients with severe sepsis: a cohort study.
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.affiliation: Sydney, Australia ghillis@georgeinstitute.org.au.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Hillis
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Croal
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Cuthbertson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016638:Critical Illness; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain