Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii / Rossiĭskai͡a akademii͡a nauk, Gerontologicheskoe obshchestvo

The most recent articles from: Adv Gerontol January 2010

Adv Gerontol · Jan 2010

[Brain natriuretic peptide detection in patients with chronic heart failure of elderly and senile age].

This article describes the diagnostic possibilities of research of NT-BNP level in blood of the patients of elderly and senile age with congestive heart failure. Statistically significant correlation between BNP concentration and a functional class of heart insufficiency is revealed. Definition of BNP level enables to diagnose differentially the difficult forms of congestive heart failure.

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