Relationship between N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Obesity and the Risk of Heart Failure in Middle-Aged German Adults

BACKGROUND: Both high concentrations of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and obesity are related to higher heart failure risk. However, inverse relationships between NT-proBNP and obesity have been reported. Therefore, it was investigated whether the association between NT-proBNP...

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Autores principales: Wirth, Janine, Buijsse, Brian, di Giuseppe, Romina, Fritsche, Andreas, Hense, Hans W., Westphal, Sabine, Isermann, Berend, Boeing, Heiner, Weikert, Cornelia
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/PMC4244121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25423197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113710

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25423197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113710

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