Copeptin Predicts Mortality in Critically Ill Patients.

Critically ill patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit exhibit a high mortality rate irrespective of the cause of admission. Besides its role in fluid and electrolyte balance, vasopressin has been described as a stress hormone. Copeptin, the C-terminal portion of provasopressin mirrors va...

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Main Authors: Konstantin A Krychtiuk, Maria C Honeder, Max Lenz, Gerald Maurer, Johann Wojta, Gottfried Heinz, Kurt Huber, Walter S Speidl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5261612?pdf=render

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