Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects. The authors found that female gender, in addition to diastolic ...

Circulating concentrations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal fragment (NT) of its prohormone (proBNP) are related to cardiac function and have emerged as clinically useful ...

Methods 67 patients with their first anterior AMI (median age, 64 years; male, 76%) underwent prospective evaluation of plasma concentrations of the molecular forms of A-type and B-type natriuretic ...

Previous studies have shown that in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with heart failure, there is a disconnect between the perceived severity of congestive heart failure (CHF) by ...

UK Introduction Many studies have demonstrated a rise in troponin and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels following prolonged and/or strenuous exercise. Only one study looked at athletes who ...

1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan 2 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla ...

The primary outcome measures were N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, ...

This is a tricky one, Dr Nathwani acknowledged. There are tests, such as a brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test, which are designed to show how well one's heart is working, but they are arguably ...

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