Usefulness of NT-proBNP as a heart disease marker for late-stage elderly patients receiving home medical care

Kondo, S.; Kondo, Y.; Kitagawa, C.; Katsuta, S.; Suzuki, M.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 38(Suppl 1): 3-4

2011


ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684
PMID: 22189303
Document Number: 649861
The level of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP)is a strong predictor of mortality among patients with coronary heart disease, and may be a strong prognostic marker for late-stage elderly patients with heart disease receiving home medical care. We assessed the relationshipbetween NT-proBNP levels and clinical data of 240 late-stage elderly patients receiving home medical care in our clinic from May 2008 to February 2011.

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