title: Reply: Incremental value of B-type natriuretic peptide for early risk prediction of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, Bloco 1, sala CCIH, Cerqueira Cesar, São Paulo, SP 05403 000, Brazil. Electronic address: rinaldo_focaccia@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Rinaldo Focaccia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Siciliano
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain