N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 Levels and Their Association With Postoperative Cardiac Complications After Emergency Orthopedic Surgery
The American Journal of Cardiology, 04/24/2012
Chong CP et al. – Elevated perioperative NT–proBNP predicted in–hospital and 1–year cardiac events in an emergency orthopedic population but the ACE–2 levels did not, which requires additional study for validation.



