January 1, 2007Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

Homocysteine, brain natriuretic peptide and chronic heart failure: a critical review

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Population

Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and experimental models

Design

Review

Authors

WHWolfgang HerrmannMedical University of Graz MHMarkus HerrmannMedical University of Graz JJJacob JosephHeart Failure / Cardiomyopathy

Discussion

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Implication

Should not yet change heart failure management; leaves open causality of hyperhomocysteinemia.

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Population

Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and experimental models

This review highlights the correlation between hyperhomocysteinemia and elevated BNP in chronic heart failure, suggesting HHCY as a potential etiological factor.

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Herrmann et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f83bee47f012c48072991 https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm.2007.360

Topics

Heart failure HFrEF treatment

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