N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Overweight and Obese Patients With and Without Diabetes: An Analysis Based on Body Mass Index and Left Ventricular Geometry

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Several recent studies have shown that there is an inverse relationship between plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and body mass index (BMI) in subjects with and without heart failure. Obesity frequently coexists with diabetes, so it is important to consider the relat...

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Autores principales: Park, Seung Jei, Cho, Kyoung Im, Jung, Sun Jae, Choi, Sung Won, Choi, Jae Won, Lee, Dong Won, Lee, Hyeon Gook, Kim, Tae Ik
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049140
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2009.39.12.538

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