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Significance of plasma levels of N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide on left ventricular remodeling in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy attributable to the Asp175Asn mutation in the alpha-tropomyosin gene.
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Apr 2008
Magga Jarkko, Sipola Petri, Vuolteenaho Olli, Risteli Juha, Jääskeläinen Pertti, Peuhkurinen Keijo, Kuusisto Johanna
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is an inherited heart disease characterized by left ventricular (LV) remodeling. The present study was conducted to investigate the association of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) levels with LV remodeling on magnetic resonance imaging and procollagen formation in 17 healthy controls and 24 patients with nonobstructive HC attributable to an identical...
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