Currently, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) are widely
used as diagnostic biomarkers for heart failure (HF) and cardiac dysfunction in clinical …

Hypertension and heart failure (HF) are common diseases that, despite advances in medical
therapy, continue to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, innovative …

Aims Non-potassium-sparing diuretics are commonly used in heart failure (HF). They
activate the neurohormonal system, and are potentially harmful. Yet, the long-term effects of …

Role of Diminished Renal Function in Cardiovascular Mortality: Marker or Pathogenetic
Factor? Robert W. Schrier The interactions between the heart and the kidney recently have …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Hibiscus sabdariffa L.(Malvaceae) populary
known in Mexico as “Jamaica”,“flor de Jamaica”, has widely used in Mexican Traditional …

Within the last five years, assay systems for measurement of plasma levels of brain
natriuretic peptide (BNP) have been approved as a diagnostic aid for heart failure (HF) …

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an important biomarker for patients with heart failure,
hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. Although it is known that BNP levels are relatively …

Since the discovery of atrial natriuretic factor by de Bold et al., there has been tremendous
progress in our understanding of the physiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic roles of the …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between biomarkers of
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation and decongestion strategies …

Background—Nesiritide (synthetic human brain natriuretic peptide) is approved for the
treatment of symptomatic heart failure. However, studies of brain natriuretic peptide in …