“Rebranding” Natriuretic Peptides

Natriuretic Peptides

Renal dysfunction has emerged as an important independent predictor of adverse outcomes, renal as well as cardiovascular. Renal function is crucially affected by intrinsic renal factors (particularly remaining functional renal mass), hemodynamic function (renal perfusion pressure, renal venous pressure), oxygen delivery, and neurohumoral input. The natriuretic peptides play an important role in...

Natriuretic peptides.

Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are released from the heart in response to pressure and volume overload. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-proBNP have become important diagnostic tools for assessing patients who present acutely with dyspnea. The NP level reflects a compilation of systolic and diastolic function as well as right ventricular and valvular function. Studies suggest that us...

Natriuretic peptides and atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the medical practice, it is associated with an increased total and cardiovascular mortality, as well as cardiovascular morbidity, including stroke and heart failure. AF is encountered in different medical specialties including cardiology, family medicine and emergency medicine as well. Treatment goal is to minimi...

Natriuretic Peptides and Their Receptors

Natriuretic peptides in heart failure.

Heart failure is a major global health problem affecting 23 million people worldwide. As more cardiac patients survive and live longer with this progressive disease, heart failure is a condition for which the prevalence will grow. Based solely on clinical presentation, heart failure can be difficult to diagnose since its presentation is complex, with signs and symptoms that are nonspecific and ...