Laboratory Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction

BNP release can be stimulated by systolic and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction, acute coronary syndromes, stable coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, acute and chronic right ventricular failure, and left and right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to arterial or pulmonary hypertension. BNP is a marker for heart failure. ................
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