Population
9 patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) associated with sepsis during mechanical ventilation
Design
Case_series
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Supports alpha-ANP as potential biomarker for pulmonary hemodynamics in sepsis; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
In patients with sepsis-associated acute respiratory failure, elevated plasma alpha-ANP correlates with increased pulmonary artery pressure and vascular resistance.
Mitaka et al. (1990) studied this question.
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