February 21, 2004European Journal of Heart FailureOpen Access

N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Arterial Hypertension—A Marker for Left Ventricular Dimensions and Prognosis

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Why the study?

Does NT-proBNP measurement correlate with left ventricular mass and predict prognosis in patients with arterial hypertension?

Structured PICO

Does NT-proBNP measurement correlate with left ventricular mass and predict prognosis in patients with arterial hypertension?

Population

36 patients with arterial hypertension, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy, and preserved left ventricular function

Intervention

NT-proBNP measurement

Comparator

Healthy subjects

Outcome

Left ventricular mass index measured by magnetic resonance imagingsurrogate

NT-proBNP correlates with left ventricular mass and serves as a strong prognostic marker for cardiovascular events in patients with arterial hypertension.

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Implication

Supports NT-proBNP as LV mass marker in hypertension; leaves open incremental prognostic value in prospective studies.

Cite This Study

Hildebrandt et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fcb9bd12fb77703193cb6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.001

Topics

Hypertension management

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N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Arterial Hypertension—A Marker for Left Ventricular Dimensions and Prognosis

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Arterial Hypertension—A Marker for Left Ventricular Dimensions and Prognosis

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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