Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Body Fluid Composition in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Relationship between Volume Overload and Malnutrition | Zendy

Yasushi Ohashi | Zendy; Akinobu Saito | Zendy; Keisuke Yamazaki | Zendy; Reibin Tai | Zendy; Tatsuru Matsukiyo | Zendy; Atsushi Aikawa | Zendy; Ken Sakai | Zendy

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Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Body Fluid Composition in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Relationship between Volume Overload and Malnutrition

Author(s) -

Yasushi Ohashi,

Akinobu Saito,

Keisuke Yamazaki,

Reibin Tai,

Tatsuru Matsukiyo,

Atsushi Aikawa,

Ken Sakai

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

cardiorenal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661

H-Index - 21

eISSN - 1664-3828

pISSN - 1664-5502

DOI - 10.1159/000447024

Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , volume overload , cross sectional study , brain natriuretic peptide , body fluid , kidney disease , natriuretic peptide , body water , physiology , cardiology , pathology , heart failure , body weight

Fluid volume overload occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD), leading to the compensatory release of natriuretic peptides. However, the elevated cardiac peptides may also be associated with malnutrition as well as volume overload.

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