B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer Takashi Nojiri, MD, Masayoshi Inoue, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Hajime Maeda, MD, PhD, Yukiyasu Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Yasunobu Funakoshi, MD, PhD, Meinoshin Okumura, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 3, Pages 1051-1055 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.085 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with and without postoperative cardiopulmonary complications. Patients with cardiopulmonary complications have significantly higher preoperative BNP levels than those without complications (p < 0.0001). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1051-1055DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.085) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions