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What are the clinical applications of BNP and the evidence for the effectiveness of nesiritide?
What are the clinical applications of BNP and the evidence for the effectiveness of nesiritide?
This article reviews the expanding clinical applications of BNP and the evidence for the effectiveness of the synthetic BNP analogue nesiritide.
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May inform BNP-guided HF strategies; leaves open nesiritide's net benefit pending randomized trials.
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac neurohormone of increasing interest over recent years, with research applications expanding at a rapid rate and new data published on a monthly basis. Initially developed as a diagnostic aid for those with acute shortness of breath, clinical applications are now increasing, and this article reviews these clinical applications of BNP and the evidence for effectiveness of the synthetic BNP analogue nesiritide.
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