Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Biomarker in Pulmonary Hypertension

All credit to Dr. James Klinger, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Sleep and Critical Care Medicine , Rhode Island Hospital, Rhode Island, USA

A lecture from Dr. James Klinger, FPVRI, USA

Additional key-words: BNP,brain natriuretic peptide,guanylyl cyclase

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Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest demonstrating the presence of an anomalous pulmonary vein
Cardiac MRI with gadolinium enhancement demonstrating the presence of the anomalous pulmonary vein (white arrow) arising from the left apical posterior and anterior segments of the left upper lobe and connecting to the left brachiocephalic vein.
Noncontrast CT of the chest demonstrating right sided "scimitar vein"

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