While B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels remain high in patients with end-stage heart failure with cardiogenic shock, these levels lose their prognostic value in patients using ventricular assist ...

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), a substance secreted by the heart that is associated with congestive heart failure and renal failure, does not predict reduction in systolic blood pressure (BP) in ...

Dr. Pankaj Arora, MD, FAHA, is a physician scientist in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease with expertise in the human genetics and genomics of complex cardiovascular traits, as well as ...

BNP levels are sensitive to such other biological factors as age, gender, sex, weight, and renal function. BNP levels may be elevated in cases of acute MI, pulmonary embolism, and chronic obstructive ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Luís Beck-da-Silva, MD; Adolfo de Bold, PhD, FRSC; Ross A. Davies, MD, FRCPC; Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD, FRCPC; Terrence D. Ruddy, MD, FRCPC; Margaret Fraser, RN ...