Does serum BNP level predict functional outcome and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke?
Serum BNP levels can serve as a prognostic biomarker for functional outcome and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke, particularly cardioembolic stroke.
Serum BNP levels are strongly associated with cardioembolic stroke and functional outcome at 6 months after ischemic stroke. Inclusion of BNP improved prediction of mortality in patients with cardioembolic stroke.
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