- ►clinchem.org CR deFilippi, SL Seliger, S Maynard, RH … - Clinical Chemistry, 2007 - Am Assoc Clin Chem Background: Concomitant occurrence of kidney disease (KD) and heart failure (HF)
is common and associated with poor outcomes. Natriuretic peptide studies have
typically excluded many individuals with KD. We compared the accuracy of ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►ersjournals.com KG Blyth, BA Groenning, PB Mark, TN Martin, … - European Respiratory Journal, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc Right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVSD) at baseline (pre-treatment)
predicts early death in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, RVSD
can only be detected reliably by prohibitively invasive or expensive ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
S Beer, S Golay, D Bardy, F Feihl, RC … - Diabetes and Metabolism, 2005 - Elsevier The plasma levels of either brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or the N-terminal
fragment of the prohormone (NT-proBNP) have recently gained extreme importance
as markers of myocardial dysfunction. Patients with type 2 diabetes are at ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►asnjournals.org RE Gilbert, K Connelly, DJ Kelly, CA Pollock, … - Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006 - Am Soc Nephrol Heart failure (HF) is a major contributor to poor quality of life, a leading
cause of hospitalization, and cause of premature death. Both kidney disease and
diabetes are major and independent risk factors for the development of ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org B Verges, M Zeller, J Desgres, G Dentan, Y … - European heart journal, 2005 - Eur Soc Cardiology Methods and results Five hundred and sixty patients hospitalized for MI from the
RICO survey, including 199 diabetic and 361 non-diabetic subjects, were included
in the study. Plasma Nt-pro-BNP levels were measured on admission. Median ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org A Meirhaeghe, MS Sandhu, MI McCarthy, P de … - Human Molecular Genetics, 2007 - Oxford Univ Press Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP/NPPB) is a member of the natriuretic family
involved in the regulation of blood pressure and blood volume as well as
lipolysis control in human fat cells. Thus BNP may play a role in energy ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
WH Wilson Tang, K Philip, SL Hazen, CE … - Clinical cornerstone, 2005 - Elsevier Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assays have become widely used to
diagnose and manage patients with heart failure. However, differences in assay
characteristics may have important implications when BNP is used as a ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 2 versions
MO'Donoghue, P Kenney, E Oestreicher, S … - The American Journal of Cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier Despite widespread testing, the utility of aminoterminal pro-brain natriuretic
peptide (NT–pro-BNP) for diagnosis or risk assessment in patients with
diabetes mellitus (DM) in the emergency department (ED) remains unclear. ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 20 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org A Muscari, A Berzigotti, G Bianchi, C Giannoni … - European Journal of Heart Failure, 2006 - eurjhf.oxfordjournals.org Methods and results: A random sample of 713 subjects aged 65–74 years resident
of Pianoro (Northern Italy) underwent assessment of NT-proBNP, several
haemato-chemical variables, body mass index (BMI), body fat estimation ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 4 versions
