Impact of Body Mass Index on Plasma N-Terminal ProB-Type Natriuretic Peptides in Chinese Atrial Fibrillation Patients without Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: An inverse relationship between body mass index (BMI) and circulating levels of N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been demonstrated in subjects with and without heart failure. Obesity also has been linked with increased incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), but it...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Li-hui, Wu, Ling-min, Yao, Yan, Chen, Wen-sheng, Bao, Jing-ru, Huang, Wen, Shi, Rui, Zhang, Kui-jun, Zhang, Shu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25144363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105249

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25144363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105249

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