Clinical significance of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute lung injury with or without right ventricular dilatation an observational cohort study.docVIP

Cepkovaetal.AnnalsofIntensiveCare2011,1:18 /content/1/1/18 RESEARCH OpenAccess ClinicalsignificanceofelevatedB-typenatriuretic peptideinpatientswithacutelunginjurywithor withoutrightventriculardilatation:an observationalcohortstudy MagdaCepkova1,2,3,4,VineetKapur1,2,3,4,XiushuiRen1,2,3,4,ThomasQuinn1,2,3,4,HanjingZhuo1,2,3,4,ElyseFoster1,2,3,4 MichaelAMatthay1,2,3,4 andKathleenDLiu1,2,3,4* , Abstract Background:TheprimaryobjectiveofthisstudywastoexaminelevelsofB-typenatriureticpeptide(BNP)in mechanicallyventilatedpatientswithacutelunginjuryandtotestwhetherthelevelofBNPwouldbehigherin patien