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Abstract
Diastolic heart failure is a frequent entity but difficult to diagnose. N-terminal
pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was therefore investigated as a possible
non-invasive parameter to diagnose isolated diastolic dysfunction.
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Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, Charité--University Medicine Berlin, Campus
Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany. ctschoepe@yahoo.com