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Plasma Level of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Marker After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Satoru Suzuki, Michihiro Yoshimura, Masafumi Nakayama, Yuji Mizuno, Eisaku Harada, Teruhiko Ito, Shota Nakamura, Kōji Abe, Megumi Yamamuro, Tomohiro Sakamoto,

Circulation · 2004 · 140 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

The plasma BNP level obtained 3 to 4 weeks after the onset of AMI can be used as an independent predictor of cardiac death in patients with AMI.

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Effects of an Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Inhibitor, Ramipril, on Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients

New England Journal of Medicine · 2000 · 8.6K citations · Full text

Effect of Captopril on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

Marc A. Pfeffer, Eugene Braunwald, Lemuel A. Moyé et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1992 · 5.9K citations

Eplerenone, a Selective Aldosterone Blocker, in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

Bertram Pitt, Willem J. Remme, Faı̈ez Zannad et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 4.9K citations · Full text

A new natriuretic peptide in porcine brain

Tetsuji Sudoh, Kenji Kangawa, Naoto Minamino et al. · Nature · 1988 · 1.8K citations

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A Clinical Trial of the Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Inhibitor Trandolapril in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

Lars Køber, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Jan E. Carlsen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 1.8K citations · Full text