Open Access<p>B-Type Natriuretic Peptides (BNP) and Tissue Doppler E/e´ Before and After 4 Weeks Standard Treatment of African Heart Failure Subjects: The ABU-BNP Longitudinal Survey</p>
Author(s) -
Obiageli Uzoamaka Onyemelukwe,
A. I. Oyati,
S. S. Danbauchi,
Austine Obasohan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s211498
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , ejection fraction , natriuretic peptide , cardiology , population , brain natriuretic peptide , analysis of variance , doppler imaging , blood pressure , diastole , environmental health
The study aimed at determining the response of BNP and tissue Doppler (TD) E/e´ to standard heart failure (HF) therapy in an African black population as data on these are lacking in Africa. BNP assessment in relation to HF severity and its association with its predictors were also determined.