Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of unexpectedly low
natriuretic peptide (NP) levels in a clinical population. Background Higher NP …

Background—Experimental studies suggest that the natriuretic peptides influence lipid and
fatty acid metabolism. Although it has been shown that obese individuals have reduced …

Prognosis permits clinicians to separate persons with heart failure (HF) into subgroups
based on likely health outcomes. Treatment is partly guided by these likely outcomes. This …

Objectives: We sought to determine if natriuretic peptides are associated with estrogen and
androgen status in a population study of young women without known cardiac disease …

Since the discovery of natriuretic peptides (NPs) by de Bold et al. in 1981, the cardiovascular
community has been well aware that they exert potent effects on vessels, heart remodeling …

OBJECTIVE To explore the covariate-adjusted associations between body composition
(percent body fat and lean body mass) and prognostic factors for mortality in patients with …

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the diagnostic performance of B-type
natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the diagnosis of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients …

The natriuretic peptides are a family of related hormones that play a crucial role in
cardiovascular homeostasis. They have recently emerged as potentially important clinical …

The aim of this review is to analyze in detail some possible pathophysiological mechanisms
linking obesity and cardiac endocrine function, in order to try to explain the negative …

We wanted to investigate the relationship of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-
proBNP) to metabolic and hemodynamic cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in the general …