Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
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Two randomized studies have shown a neurological benefit of therapeutic hypothermia in comatose survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but there are no studies of the cardiac neurohormone of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients treated with hypothermia. ⋯ The measurement of BNP was found to provide valuable information regarding the neurological outcome of comatose survivors treated with mild hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to cardiac causes.