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Figure 5 Natriuretic Peptides and Prognosis
The plasma natriuretic peptide levels at admission were divided into tertiles and compared with the primary and secondary end points. The Kaplan-Meyer curve in panel A demonstrates that patients admitted with a pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP) level <1,400 pg/ml had significantly fewer cardiac deaths compared with patients in the other tertiles within the follow-up period (p < 0.05). Panel B demonstrates that patients admitted with a proBNP level <1,400 pg/ml had significantly fewer all-cause deaths within the follow-up period than those with an admission proBNP value >4,550 pg/ml (p < 0.05).
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