August 5, 1993New England Journal of Medicine39 citationsOpen Access

Increased Plasma Levels of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

MYMuneo Yoshibayashi TKTetsuro Kamiya YSYoshihiko Saito

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To the Editor: Brain natriuretic peptide was originally isolated from the mammalian brain1,2 and acts as a cardiac hormone resembling atrial natriuretic peptide3,4. Brain natriuretic peptide is syn...

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