BACKGROUND In acquired heart disease, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-Terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are increasingly used as diagnostic and prognostic markers. In adult congenital heart disease, the abnormal anatomy and physiology complicate assessment of cardiac function. We studied the clinical correlates of measurement of natriuretic peptides (NP) in adults with a ...

Natriuretic peptides play an important role in water and salt homeostasis and in the regulation of the cardiovascular system. In recent years, exogenous administration of natriuretic peptides has primarily been used to improve our understanding of the role of natriuretic peptides. Also, it became evident that natriuretic peptides may be used therapeutically. Because of their peptide character, ...

Natriuretic peptides are widely known for their protective effects against the development of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. The important role determining levels natriuretic in diagnosis, assessment severity, prognosis effectiveness treatment heart failure has been proven many studies noted clinical guidelines worldwide. Visceral obesity reduces production action peptides, incr...

BACKGROUND Cardiac natriuretic hormones (CNHs) are a family of related peptides, including atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and other peptides derived from the N-terminal portion of the proANP and proBNP peptide chains. Assays for cardiac natriuretic peptides have been proposed to help assess clinical conditions associated with expanded fluid volume. In particu...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Natriuretic peptides have been suggested to be of value in risk stratification in dialysis patients. Data in patients on peritoneal dialysis remain limited. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Patients of the ADEMEX trial (ADEquacy of peritoneal dialysis in MEXico) were randomized to a control group [standard 4 x 2L continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis...

BACKGROUND Increased arterial stiffness and higher plasma natriuretic peptide and homocysteine levels are associated with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. Little is known about the relations of natriuretic peptides and homocysteine to arterial wall stiffness in the community. METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed the relations of plasma N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriur...

High adiponectin concentrations have emerged as an independent risk factor of outcome inpatients with CHF (chronic heart failure); however, modification of adiponectin in CHF patients has not been assessed to date. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exercise training on adiponectin levels in CHF patients. A total of 80 patients with CHF due to systolic dysfunction wer...

BACKGROUND Serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is regarded as a sensitive marker of cardiovascular disease. Vascular disease plays an important role in cognitive impairment. METHOD In 447 elderly patients with mental illness, serum NT-proBNP level and the presence or absence of vascular disease according to the medical record were used to categorize patients in differen...