Population
32 patients (26 male, 6 female; mean age 55+/-2 years) with dilated cardiomyopathy and sinus rhythm.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Natriuretic peptide levels correlate with symptom severity in dilated cardiomyopathy; supports biomarker research but leaves open prognostic utility pending longitudinal data.
In patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, natriuretic peptide levels correlate closely with diastolic Doppler parameters and the severity of functional impairment.
Friedrich Fruhwald (1999) studied this question.
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