Open AccessThe 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.