Amino Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Late Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients with Low Ejection Fraction
Abstract:A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : Left ven tri cu lar re mo de ling ac ce le ra tes the co ur se of car di ac fa i lu re by aggra va ting ven tri cu lar dysfunc ti on fol lo wing myo car di al in farc ti on. Thus, pre dic ti on and pre ven tion of left ven tri cu lar re mo de ling is cru ci al. The aim of this study was to eva lu a te the pre dic ti ve va lu e of pe ri o pe ra ti ve plas ma NT-proBNP le vels for pos to pe ra ti ve left ven tri cu lar re ver se re mo deling and ejec ti… Show more
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