International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 144-150, 14 August 2009

N-terminal protype-B natriuretic peptide and Doppler diastolic variables are incremental for risk stratification of patients with NYHA class I–II systolic heart failure

  • Frank Lloyd Dini

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Malattie Cardiovascolari 2, Ospedale S. Chiara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 050 992355; fax: +39 050 993114.
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  • Paolo Fontanive

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Malattie Cardiovascolari 2, Ospedale S. Chiara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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  • Simona Buralli

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Pisa, Italia
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  • Erica Panicucci

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Tecnologie Biomediche ed Epidemiologia, Università di Pisa, Italia
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  • Diana Andreini

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Malattie Cardiovascolari 2, Ospedale S. Chiara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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  • Umberto Conti

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Malattie Cardiovascolari 2, Ospedale S. Chiara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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  • Salvatore Mario De Tommasi

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa Malattie Cardiovascolari 2, Ospedale S. Chiara, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Pisana, Via Roma, 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy

Received 23 October 2007; received in revised form 18 March 2008; accepted 23 April 2008. published online 24 July 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00615-3

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.032

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 144-150, 14 August 2009

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