American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 471-477, September 2005

Effect of nesiritide in combination with standard therapy on serum concentrations of natriuretic peptides in patients admitted for decompensated congestive heart failure

  • Robert L. Fitzgerald, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif
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  • Rosemary Cremo, RN

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Nancy Gardetto, NP

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Albert Chiu, BS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Paul Clopton, MS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Vikas Bhalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • ,
  • Alan S. Maisel, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affair, Medical Center, San Diego, Calif
    • Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan Maisel, MD, FACC, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, VAMC-111A, 3350 La Jolla Village, San Diego, CA 92161.

Received 22 June 2004; accepted 13 November 2004.

This research was supported by Scios, Sunnyvale, Calif (financial support), Biosite Inc (BNP reagents), Bayer Diagnostics (BNP Reagents), and Roche Diagnostics (Pro-BNP reagents). Dr Maisel is a consultant for Biosite Inc. Paul Clopton has been a consultant for Biosite.

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PII: S0002-8703(04)00875-0

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2004.11.021

American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 471-477, September 2005

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