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Article: Study results from J.C. Lega and colleagues broaden understanding of pulmonary embolism.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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"The role of biomarkers such as B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) and troponins in risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is still debated. A meta-analysis was performed to assess the association between raised natriuretic peptide levels, alone or in conjunction with troponins, and all-cause and APE-related mortality, serious adverse events and echographic right ventricular dysfunction," researchers in Canada report (see also Pulmonary Embolism).
"MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched and conference abstracts were hand searched up to February 2008. Studies were included if a 262 table could be constructed based on natriuretic ...
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