The value of B-type natriuretic peptide as a predictor of mortality in patients with constrictive pericarditis undergoing pericardiectomy

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Feb 15:205:58-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.12.016. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Authors

Dirceu Thiago Pessoa de Melo¹, Charles Mady², Félix José Alvarez Ramires², Ricardo Ribeiro Dias², Danielle Menosi Gualandro², Bruno Caramelli², Roberto Kalil Filho², Fábio Fernandes²

Affiliations

¹ Heart Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: dirceumelo@yahoo.com.br.
² Heart Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 26716583
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.12.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis; Death; Pericardiectomy.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Biomarkers / blood
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality / trends
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Pericardiectomy / mortality*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / blood*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / mortality*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult

Substances

Biomarkers
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain