| Literature DB >> 19195726 |
Davinder S Chadha, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Kashish Goel, Sushil K Malani, Sandeep Seth, Sandeep Singh, Anil Dhall, Balram Bhargava.
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In this study, we investigated the change in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) plasma levels among 44 consecutive patients with mitral stenosis, 10 min before and 24 h after undergoing percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC). The procedure was successful in all patients and a significant decline was noted in NT-pro-BNP levels. Reduction of NT-pro-BNP was more marked in patients in sinus rhythm as compared to those with atrial fibrillation. In conclusion, serial measurement of plasma NT-pro-BNP levels might be a useful noninvasive method for documenting the success of PTMC among patients in sinus rhythm.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19195726 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cardiol ISSN: 0167-5273 Impact factor: 4.164