The role of brain natriuretic peptides as a marker for diagnosing cardiac syncope: A narrative review | Zendy

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The role of brain natriuretic peptides as a marker for diagnosing cardiac syncope: A narrative review

Author(s) -

Hamideh Feiz Disfani,

Mostafa Kamandi,

Kazem Rahmani

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

biomedical research and therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2198-4093

DOI - 10.15419/bmrat.v5i12.509

Subject(s) - medicine , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , brain natriuretic peptide , emergency department , disease , heart failure , psychiatry

Cardiac disease is the second common cause of syncope in emergency departments. Patients with Cardiac syncope have a higher risk of mortality than those who have a non-cardiac problem. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a cardiac marker has not thoroughly been evaluated in patients with syncope. This article focuses on the studies that have assessed BNP and NT-pro-BNP in cardiac and non-cardiac syncope patients in emergency departments.

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