THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND NT-proBNP LEVELS IN DIFFUSE TOXIC GOITER


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Abstract

The level of NT-terminal precursor of brain natriuretic peptide was ascertained to be related to the gender and age of patients with thyrotoxicosis: there was its positive correlation with the size of some heart cavities and its negative correlation with left ventricular ejection fraction.

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A. Frolova

Email: arinaf64@rambler.ru
V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University

T. Rodionova

Professor MD V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University

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