Regarding assessment of congestive heart failure,NT-proBNP can be measured.This protein is:
A) the C-terminal portion of the prepro-hormone natriuretic peptide (BNP) .
B) the N-terminal fragment of pro-BNP.
C) an isoenzyme that migrates separately from BNP on an electrophoresis.
D) degraded by circulating proteases to form the final form of BNP.
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