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N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide correlates with systolic dysfunction and left ventricular filling pattern in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022Atrium is not the only location for ANPShow More
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Fruhwald FM and their colleagues mentioned about ANP synthesis from the atrium in their lecture. Most of the ANP is synthesized in the myocites of atrium and the synthesis is prominent in the right atrium than the left. Another location of the ANP synthesis is the ventricles. The highest ANP expression is in the intrauterine period, it declines after birth and reaches to the adult levels of 1-2% of atriu...
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