Plasma amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and accuracy of heart-failure diagnosis in primary care: a randomized, controlled trial

SP Wright, RN Doughty, A Pearl, GD Gamble… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of amino-terminal pro-brain
natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) on the diagnostic accuracy of heart failure (HF) in primary care …

Brain natriuretic peptide is elevated in outpatients with atrial fibrillation

H Silvet, Y Young-Xu, D Walleigh, S Ravid - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels were measured in 72 outpatients with chronic atrial
fibrillation (AF) and in 49 control patients without AF. BNP levels were significantly higher in …

Improved neurohormonal markers of ventricular function after restoring sinus rhythm by the Maze procedure

A Albåge, G Kennebäck, J van der Linden… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Clinical results of the Maze procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF)
are excellent, suggesting improved ventricular function after restoring sinus rhythm …

AV nodal ablation and pacemaker implantation improves hemodynamic function in atrial fibrillation

Y Takahashi, I Yoshito, A Takahashi… - Pacing and clinical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In drug refractory and highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, hemodynamic
effects of AV node ablation and pacing therapy (APT) were evaluated. Thirty‐eight patients …

Left atrial size and function after spontaneous cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and their relation to N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide

AV Mattioli, S Bonatti, L Bonetti, P Borella… - American Journal of …, 2003 - ajconline.org
Left atrial (LA) stunning after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported during
spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm. 1 This observation suggest that atrial stunning is a …

Valor del nivel de NTproBNP en población adulta extrahospitalaria

JC Aguilar, AH Martínez, JLD Gil, CC Carbonell… - Revista española de …, 2003 - Elsevier
Introducción El diagnóstico de insuficiencia cardíaca crónica se basa en la demostración
del origen cardíaco de las manifestaciones clínicas. El ecocardiograma es el método de …

[HTML][HTML] Peptídeo natriurético tipo-B e doenças cardiovasculares

LB Silva, CA Ferreira, C Blacher, P Leães… - Arquivos Brasileiros de …, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
“Cardiologistas e internistas têm agora uma ferramenta para determinar se o paciente tem
insuficiência cardíaca e/ou avaliar sua severidade, assim como os médicos, rotineiramente …

Natriuretic peptide measurement as a screening test for overt and subclinical heart failure

M Nakamura, K Hiramori - International journal of cardiology, 2003 - Elsevier
The prevalence of heart failure will increase in a number of industrialized countries as the
proportion of elderly within the population increases. Despite recent advances in medical …

[PDF][PDF] Predicting the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Sydämen ohitusleikkauksen jälkeisen eteisvärinän riskin ennustaminen)

T Hakala - 2003 - erepo.uef.fi
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). It is a significant source of morbidity, prolongs hospital stay and increases the costs …

[图书][B] Signaling pathways in myocyte hypertrophy: role of GATA4, mitogen-activated protein kinases and protein kinase C

R Kerkelä - 2003 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
Cardiac myocytes react to increased workload and hypertrophic neurohumoral stimuli by
increasing protein synthesis, reinitiating expression of fetal forms of structural genes, α …