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NT-ProBNP Level Best Prognostic Indicator for Advanced Heart Failure
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Title NT-ProBNP Level Best Prognostic Indicator for Advanced Heart Failure
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569390?src=rss
Description New research indicates that the plasma level of NT-proBNP is a better prognostic indictor than the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated with standard equations in patients with advanced heart failure. Reuters Health Information
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Date Jan 30, 2008
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