N-Terminal Pro-B–Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Related to Retinal Microvascular Damage | Zendy

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N-Terminal Pro-B–Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Related to Retinal Microvascular Damage

Author(s) -

Ünal Mutlu,

M. Arfan Ikram,

Albert Hofman,

Paulus T.V.M. de Jong,

Caroline C. W. Klaver,

M. Kamran Ikram

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007

H-Index - 270

eISSN - 1524-4636

pISSN - 1079-5642

DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.116.307545

Subject(s) - cotton wool spots , medicine , rotterdam study , natriuretic peptide , cardiology , retinal , population , odds ratio , retinopathy , fundus (uterus) , confidence interval , ophthalmology , endocrinology , heart failure , diabetes mellitus , environmental health

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a marker of cardiac dysfunction and has been linked to various indices of large vessel disease. However, it remains unclear whether NT-proBNP also relates to microvascular damage. In a community-dwelling population, we studied the association between NT-proBNP and retinal microvascular damage.

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