Sherif Osama Gouda  <br/><br/>
Brain natriuretic peptide as a predictor of prognosis in patients with unstable angina \ non ST elevation myocardial infarction /  
 الهرمون الببتيد المخى كعامل تنبؤ بمآل المرضى الذين يعانون من ذبحة صدرية غير مستقرة او احتشاء فى عضلة القلب الذى لا يصاحبه ارتفاع بالمقطع (ST)من الرسم التخطيطى للقلب 
Sherif Osama Gouda ; Supervised Yasser Sharaf , Mohamed Elramly , Yasmine Elshiwy 
 - Cairo :   Sherif Osama Gouda ,   2009 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Cardiology 
<br/><br/> Aim of the study : The aim of the study was to examine whether measuring of brain natriuretic peptide ( BNP ) Improves the ability to identify high - risk patients wih UA/NSTEMI who will benefit from an early invasive strategy . Conclusion : The present study found that there is trend toward higher mortallity with increasing levels of BNP (by quartile) but this trend was not statistically significant 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Acute coronary syndrome Brain (B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) N-terminal fragment of pro BNP (NT-proBNP)