Natriuretic Peptide System Activation in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes

Natriuretic Peptide System Activation in Acute Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes

Background. Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a hallmark in heart failure (HF). Diabetic patients with chronic HF seem to have higher BNP than nondiabetics. We studied, in acute HF, if BNP levels are different between diabetics and nondiabetics. Methods. From a prospectively recruited pop...

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Main Authors: Filipe M. Cunha, Joana Pereira, Pedro Marques, Helena Moreira, Pedro Rodrigues, Maria João Pinto, Patrícia Lourenço, Paulo Bettencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1426705
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