Is Brain Natriuretic Peptide specific for the left atrial appendage?
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2023 March 16
We read with great interest the article recently published in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, "Left atrial appendage dimension predicts elevated brain natriuretic peptide in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation" by Cook JA. et al.1 The authors have studied the relation between Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) elevations and left atrial appendage measurements in patients who referred for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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