Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 420-425 , June 2008

Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Short-Term Clinical Outcome in Heart Failure Patients With Restrictive Filling Pattern

  • Mauro Feola, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle Cuneo, Cuneo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mauro Feola, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle, Via Coppino 26 12100 Cuneo, Italy.
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  • Nadia Aspromonte, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Santo Spirito Roma, Roma, Italy
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  • Loredano Milani, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy
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  • Marco Bobbio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle Cuneo, Cuneo, Italy
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  • Stefania Bardellotto, RN

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy
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  • Sabrina Barro, NFESC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy
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  • Prospero Giovinazzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy
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  • Federica Noventa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy
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  • Roberto Valle, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Unit Ospedale Civile, S. Dona' di Piave Venezia, Italy

Received 10 September 2007 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 23 January 2008.

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 This study was not supported by any grant.

PII: S1071-9164(08)00041-9

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.013

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 420-425 , June 2008

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