Open AccessB-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated With Both Augmentation Index and Left Ventricular Mass in Diabetic Patients Without Heart Failure
Author(s) -
A DAWSON,
Justine Davies,
Ann C. Morris,
Allan D. Struthers
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.06.016
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , natriuretic peptide , heart failure , blood pressure , brain natriuretic peptide , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) increases the risk of death and cardiovascular events in patients without heart failure, even at BNP values within the "normal" range. The reasons for this are unclear.
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