Background The natriuretic peptide family consists of four molecules that share significant
amino acid sequence homologic characteristics and a looped motif. Atrial natriuretic peptide …

Elevated plasma brain natriuretic (BNP) concentrations correlate with increased cardiac
filling pressures. Therefore, increased BNP has been proposed as a marker for …

Background In previous studies on the use of natriuretic peptides to detect left-ventricular
systolic dysfunction, a higher rate of cardiac disorders in the control groups than in the study …

Background—The mechanisms linking obesity to hypertension have not been established,
but sodium retention and excessive sympathetic tone are key contributors. The natriuretic …

Objectives. This study sought to examine whether plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels
can predict prognosis after myocardial infarction. Background. It has been suggested that …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between sex hormones and
natriuretic peptide levels in community-based adults. Background: Women have higher …

Objective: To evaluate N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as a diagnostic
and prognostic marker for systolic heart failure in the general population. Design: Study …

Background: The pathophysiologic and clinical relevance of cardiac natriuretic hormone
(CNH) assays has been investigated in numerous experimental and clinical studies. Authors …

Objective To evaluate brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as marker of left ventricular (LV)
dysfunction and hypertrophy in a population-based sample of 610 middle-aged subjects (50 …

Objective: To identify potentially confounding variables for the interpretation of plasma N-
terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). Design: Randomly selected subjects …