Could atrial natriuretic peptide be a useful drug therapy for high-risk patients after cardiac surgery?
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Report By: Jagdish Ambwani, Dolly Ubhrani, Rasheed Saad, and Joel Dunning - Registrars in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Institution: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New Jersey, USA and Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center USA
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Date Submitted: 26th August 2009
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Last Modified: 26th August 2009
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Status:
Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [postoperative cardiac surgery patients] is [recombinant human BNP] superior to [conventional diuretics] for [optimization of renal function]?
