title: Clinical value of BNP as an independent predictor of mortality following heart surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitario Lusíada, Santos, SP, Brazil, edag@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Edmo Atique
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain