THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND NT-proBNP LEVELS IN DIFFUSE TOXIC GOITER

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9
Year: 
2016

A. Frolova; Professor T. Rodionova, MD V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University

The level of NT-terminal precursor of brain natriuretic peptide was ascertained to be related to the gender and age of patients with thyrotoxicosis: there was its positive correlation with the size of some heart cavities and its negative correlation with left ventricular ejection fraction.
Keywords: 
endocrinology
diffuse toxic goiter
NT-proBNP
heart failure

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