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BACKGROUND Plasma cardiac natriuretic peptides and peptide fragments from their molecular precursors are markers of heart disease. Clinical studies have defined the current diagnostic utility of these markers, whereas biochemical elucidation of peptide structure and posttranslational processing has revealed new plasma peptide forms of potential clinical use. CONTENT Natriuretic propeptide str...

can predict cardiac failure after cardiac surgery. Circ J 2007; 71: 79–83 20 Kerbaul F, Giorgi R, Oddoze C, et al. High concentrations of N-BNP are related to non-infectious severe SIRS associated with cardiovascular dysfunction occurring after off-pump coronary artery surgery. Br J Anaesth 2004; 93: 639–44 21 Guerin V, Ayed SB, Varnous S, et al. Release of brain natriuretic-related peptides (B...

AIMS We examined strategies to improve the positive predictive value of natriuretic peptides in screening for undiagnosed left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in the community. METHODS AND RESULTS The value of B-type(BNP), N-terminal proB-type (N-BNP) and N-terminal proAtrial(N-ANP) natriuretic peptides was prospectively assessed in 1360 subjects (45-80 years) together with echocardio...

Editor’s key points † B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a marker of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. † This study confirmed an association between elevated preoperative BNP and perioperative major adverse cardiac events. † The optimum cut-off value for identifying patients at risk of postoperative adverse outcomes remains unclear. Background. The prediction of long-term survival after s...

The human heart secretes both atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide. This study attempts to clarify the pathophysiological significance of the peptides in cardiovascular diseases. Using immunoradiometric assay, plasma brain natriuretic peptide and atrial natriuretic peptide levels in essential hypertension, various secondary hypertension, chronic renal failure, chronic heart ...

OBJECTIVE Involvement of the left ventricular anterior wall in ST-elevation myocardial infarction has a worse prognosis compared with other regions. In non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, noninvasive methods of locating the ischemic myocardial territory have been limited. The objective of this report is therefore to determine what factors are predictive of the anterior location of the ische...

We report a case of a 19-year-old female with an elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level, but without evidence of heart failure (HF). She presented with non-specific chest pain and a high level of the B-type natriuretic peptide, despite having unremarkable findings on physical examination, laboratory analysis, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, chest X-ray, chest computed tomogra...

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