B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and thyroid function: study in elderly subjects
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Background B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a cardiac neurohormone that is secreted from the left ventricle in response to volume and pressure overload as occurs in patients with congestive heart failure. NT-proBNP has now become a useful tool in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure and in the management of patients with acute dyspnea. In recent years, several studies showed that NT-proBNP levels may be influenced by thyroid diseases. However, there aren’t data on the elderly population, a group of patients in whom the incidence of both thyroid diseases and heart failure is frequent. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of NT-proBNP in a group of elderly patients with dyspnea and thyroid disease and without congestive heart failure.
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