Open AccessN-Terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in the Korean General Population
Author(s) -
Kyung Hoon Lee,
Jang Young Kim,
Sang Baek Koh,
Seung Hwan Lee,
Junghan Yoon,
Sang Woo Han,
Jong Ku Park,
Kyung Hoon Choe,
Byung Su Yoo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
korean circulation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.809
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1738-5555
pISSN - 1738-5520
DOI - 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.12.645
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , natriuretic peptide , heart failure , population , body mass index , left ventricular hypertrophy , creatinine , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , endocrinology , blood pressure , environmental health
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) levels may serve as a useful marker of cardiovascular risk for screening of the general population. We evaluated reference levels and distribution of NT-proBNP in the Korean general population based on a large cohort study.