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August 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 8
Schreiber, Martin J.
- You have accessDoes measuring natriuretic peptides have a role in patients with chronic kidney disease?Victor Hajjar, MD and Martin J. Schreiber, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2009, 76 (8) 476-478; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08065
Measuring them can help diagnose decompensated heart failure and predict the risk of death and hospitalization, but whether it helps in chronic kidney disease is unclear.