Continuous pump-driven hemofiltration associated with a decline in alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide

The levels of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the right atrium, pulmonary artery, radial artery, and superior vena cava plasma were measured by radioimmunoassay in eight patients with volume-expansion due to different diseases. The alpha-ANP levels were significantly increased, but became...

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