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Abstract
Tke aim of the present study is to assess the plasma ANP levels in edematous patients (congestive heart failure, renal and cirrhotic patients (ك before and after furosemide therapy Also to study the relationship between me levels of ANP and body weight,blood pressure, urinary sodium excretion, serum albumin, total serum proteins, and liver and kidney functions.Sixty one edematous patients of different etiologies and twenty six healthy Jsubjects (control group) were included in the present study. Patients were subdivided into three groups:Group I included 20 patients with congestive heart failure with edema of)th lower limbs (LL).roup II included 20 patients with renal edema .[Group III included 21 cirrhotic patients with edema both LL and ascites.Jfter careful history taking and thorough clinical examination, all included nbjects were subjected to the following :Kidney function tests (blood urea and serum creatinine).Liver function tests (AST, ALT, ALKph, prothrombin time and gncentration and serum bilimbin).