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Independent effects of both right and left ventricular function on plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels
Heart Failure and Transplantology Department, Institute of Cardiology 04-628 Warsaw, Alpejska 42, Poland
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Received November 10, 2007; Accepted December 5, 2007
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We read with great interest the article by Vogelsang et al. [1], regarding the independent effects of both the left and right ventricles on plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. The findings seem to be very important and also justify the