N-terminal pro BNP
N Terminal Pro BNP in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients with ST Elevation versus Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
... In this study, Nt-proBNP was significantly higher in NSTE-ACS patients than in STE-ACS patients despite lower values of the conventional cardiac markers CK-MB and Tn-T in NSTE-ACS patients. The incre- ment of NT-proBNP ...
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Comparison of N-terminal Pro-B type Natriuretic Peptide and Tissue Doppler in Diagnosing Diastolic Heart Failure
... fragment N- terminal pro BNP (NTproBNP), both release predominantly by the ventricles in response to stretch, may be used for the diagnosis of systolic heart failure ...to BNP [11], it ...
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N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide as a marker of myocardial dysfunction in newborns with perinatal asphyxia
... Background: Perinatal asphyxia refers to a condition during first and second stage of labour in which impaired gas exchange leads to foetal hypoxemia. Perinatal asphyxia causes cardiac dysfunction in 24 to 60 percent of ...
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Role of NT-PRO BNP Levels in Predicting the Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes
... for BNP is higher in the ventricles than the ...in BNP and N-terminal pro-BNP levels after STEMI correlates with infarct size and regional wall motion abnormalities (14) ...of ...
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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level inversely associates with metabolic syndrome in elderly persons
... long-term pro- spective studies before a causal relationship between serum NT-proBNP and MetS in elderly persons can be ...that BNP can enhance adiponectin production by human adipocytes in vitro and even ...
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Science review: Natriuretic peptides in critical illness
... [116], N-terminal pro-ANP [87] and, recently, for BNP [117] and NT-proBNP [93] has been reported in human septic ...with BNP in recognition of myocardial depression, severity of disease ...
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Fluid overload at start of continuous renal replacement therapy is associated with poorer clinical condition and outcome: a prospective observational study on the combined use of bioimpedance vector analysis and serum N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide measurement
... Serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP), which is produced by cardiomyocytes under stretching stress, reflects cardiac reaction to volume load and acts as a ...
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Association of plasma osteoprotegerin and adiponectin with arterial function, cardiac function and metabolism in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic men
... NT-pro-BNP: N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; HDL: high density lipoprotein; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; M-value: whole-body insulin sensitivity; BMI: body mass index; MRI: ...
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Study of NT-Pro BNP in Acute Coronary Syndromes
... the N- Terminal pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) which is an inactive remnant of a hormonally active Brain Natriuretic peptide (BNP) is measured to predict the severity of STEMI, ...
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N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide levels associated with severe hand, foot and mouth disease
... Serum BNP is mainly synthesized and secreted by ven- tricular myocytes, and increased intraventricular pres- sure stress could modulate synthesis of BNP ...of BNP [22, ...
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DPP-4 inhibition has no acute effect on BNP and its N-terminal pro-hormone measured by commercial immune-assays. A randomized cross-over trial in patients with type 2 diabetes
... and BNP/NT-proBNP levels has emerged after publica- tion of the results of SAVOR-TIMI trial, wherein patients treated with the DPP-4i saxagliptin exhibited a signifi- cant 27% excess risk of hospitalization for HF ...
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Prognostic Value of N Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
... mortality. N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-pro BNP) has recently emerged as a promising biomarker for risk assessment in acute pulmonary embolism ...NT-pro ...
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Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain-Type Natriuretic Peptide: Heart or Lung Disease in Pediatric Respiratory Distress?
... plasma N-BNP levels, which correlated with a significant increase in room air oxygen satu- ration and a significant decrease in respiratory rate after treatment for ...plasma N-BNP levels can ...
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The influence of body composition on the N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level and its prognostic performance in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a cohort study
... inflammation. N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a widely used biomarker, and it has shown robust prognostic poten- tial in ACS [2, ...between BNP/NT-proBNP levels and ...
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Original Article N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of blunt cardiac contusion in trauma
... BCC. BNP is secreted mainly from the left ventricle in healthy adults as well as in patients with condi- tions that cause left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular pressure overload status such as pulmonary ...
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Perioperative application of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
... than BNP. We used NT-proBNP instead of BNP because of its longer plasma half-life (60-120 ...of BNP are unstable at room tem- perature and start degrading immediately after blood draw if not ...
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Correlation of natriuretic peptides and inferior vena cava size in patients with congestive heart failure
... and N-terminal pro-B natriuretic peptide [NT-ProBNP]) and echocardiographic-derived indices of right atrial pressure correlate in this patient ...
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Plasma N-terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Biomarker in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension
... NT pro-BNP was significantly elevated in patient with unfavorable prognosis compared to patients with favorable prognosis ...NT pro-BNP level was positively correlated with heart rate, ...
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Original Article Predictive role of NT-pro BNP for adverse cardiac events in community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study
... C-reaction pro- tein (CRP) level to guide antibiotic as follows: do not routinely offer antibiotic therapy if the CRP is less than 20 mg/L; consider a delay- ed antibiotic prescription if the CRP concen- tration ...
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Association between resting heart rate and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a community-based population study in Beijing
... Abbreviations: ACe-Is, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ArBs, angiotensin-receptor blockers; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-C, high-density ...
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