Exercise Dependence of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension | Zendy

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Exercise Dependence of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension

Author(s) -

Sabine Grachtrup,

Mathias Brügel,

H Pankau,

Michael Halank,

Hubert Wirtz,

HansJürgen Seyfarth

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000334950

Subject(s) - medicine , natriuretic peptide , heart failure , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , volume overload , brain natriuretic peptide , vascular resistance , n terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide , hemodynamics , cardiac output , endocrinology

N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is secreted by cardiac ventricular myocytes upon pressure and volume overload and is a prognostic marker to monitor the severity of precapillary pulmonary hypertension and the extent of right heart failure.

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