Usefulness of Midrange-Proadrenomedullin as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients With COPD: Response
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Usefulness of midrange-proadrenomedullin as a predictor of mortality in patients with COPD.
In a recent article in CHEST (March 2014) by Zuur-Telgen et al 1 about the usefulness of midrangeproadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) in predicting mortality in patients with COPD, the authors confi rm previous fi ndings by Stolz et al 2 that higher MR-proADM levels during hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of COPD are associated with increased mortality. In addition, Zuur-Telgen et al 1 demons...
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In a recent article in CHEST (March 2014) by Zuur-Telgen et al 1 about the usefulness of midrangeproadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) in predicting mortality in patients with COPD, the authors confi rm previous fi ndings by Stolz et al 2 that higher MR-proADM levels during hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of COPD are associated with increased mortality. In addition, Zuur-Telgen et al 1 demons...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0788