BARCELONA, SPAIN — High levels of serum probrain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) are associated with an increased risk of macrovascular events, independent of baseline coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

Oxford, UK - The "first large-scale international analysis" of the diagnostic value of N-terminal brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the setting of suspected acute HF has identified ...

Black patients had lower plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels compared with white patients, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. Higher NT-proBNP levels were linked to ...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in preterm infants and is associated with significant morbidities. B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is synthesized in the ventricles secondary to volume ...

Objective Heart failure (HF) is common with high associated morbidity and mortality. UK National Institute for Health and ...

NT-proBNP testing should become compulsory for referring patients to specialist heart failure services to improve diagnosis, ...

Wanting more data on the benefits of sacubitril/valsartan vs renin angiotensin system inhibitor background therapy, investigators conducted a large randomized study among persons with heart failure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Empagliflozin was safe and effective in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction regardless of systolic ...

Healthy people - especially women - with elevated levels of the heart failure marker NT-proBNP have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, if these people develop diabetes nonetheless, ...

To make further progress in understanding the unique cardiac disease characteristics of patients with HFpEF and a normal NT-proBNP level and to better tailor treatment, future studies should ...

In people with no history of CV disease, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels can predict a higher risk of developing CV disease across various blood pressure and pulse pressure ...