Circulating ANP (1-98) correlates with echocardiographic measures of cardiac structure and function and independently predicts short-term mortality in the elderly.
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May aid short-term mortality risk stratification in elderly patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
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