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Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) during exercise workload is an important parameter to guide an exercise prescription for patients with cardiovascular disease. Plasma levels of neuro-hormonal factors can be used as a reflection of real-time LVEDP, but its utility is limited by its short half-life. By contrast, the N-terminal fragment of pro-ANP (NT-ANP) has a longer half-life of 1 h.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Integrated Medicine I, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, 1-847 Amanuma, Saitama, Saitama 330-8503, Japan.
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