Relation of Obesity to Circulating B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations in Blacks | Zendy

Ervin R. Fox | Zendy; Solomon K. Musani | Zendy; Aurelian Bidulescu | Zendy; Harsha S. Nagarajarao | Zendy; Tandaw E. Samdarshi | Zendy; Samson Y. Gebreab | Zendy; Jung Hye Sung | Zendy; Michael W. Steffes | Zendy; Thomas J. Wang | Zendy; Herman A. Taylor | Zendy; Ramachandran S. Vasan | Zendy

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Relation of Obesity to Circulating B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations in Blacks

Author(s) -

Ervin R. Fox,

Solomon K. Musani,

Aurelian Bidulescu,

Harsha S. Nagarajarao,

Tandaw E. Samdarshi,

Samson Y. Gebreab,

Jung Hye Sung,

Michael W. Steffes,

Thomas J. Wang,

Herman A. Taylor,

Ramachandran S. Vasan

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.991943

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , natriuretic peptide , endocrinology , obesity , logistic regression , lean body mass , heart failure , cardiology , body weight

Lower plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in obese individuals ("natriuretic handicap") may play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity-related hypertension. Whether this phenomenon may contribute to hypertension in blacks is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that body mass index is inversely related to BNP concentrations in blacks.

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