Key result
Higher NT-proBNP is linked to altered brain structure and function independent of cardiovascular risk.
Why the study?
Are higher serum levels of NT-proBNP associated with alterations in brain structure and function?
Are higher serum levels of NT-proBNP associated with alterations in brain structure and function?
Higher NT-proBNP levels are associated with abnormal brain aging, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac function.
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NT-proBNP elevation should not change brain health practice; hypothesis-generating for independent effects on brain structure beyond cardiac risks.
Higher serum levels of NT-proBNP, independent of cardiovascular risk factors and a measure of cardiac function, are linked with alterations in brain structure and function. Roles of natriuretic peptides in the process of brain aging need to be further elucidated.
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Sabayan et al. (2015) studied this question. Higher serum levels of NT-proBNP are linked with alterations in brain structure and function, independent of cardiovascular risk factors.
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