Population
36 patients with congestive heart failure who underwent both transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiac…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform ANP interpretation in left-sided dysfunction; hypothesis-generating for prognostic or interventional studies.
Distension of the left atrial appendage wall is the most predictive factor for ANP levels in patients with left-sided cardiac dysfunction, rather than LA pressure or body distension.
Tomotsugu Tabata (2000) studied this question.
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