Why the study?
Is arterial stiffness associated with elevated NT-proBNP levels in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease?
Is arterial stiffness associated with elevated NT-proBNP levels in individuals with and without cardiovascular disease?
Arterial stiffness is independently associated with elevated NT-proBNP levels in older adults without prevalent cardiovascular disease, suggesting a link between vascular stiffening and subclinical cardiac strain.
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PP and cfPWV explain modest NT-proBNP variance without CVD but none with it; leaves open whether stiffness precedes subclinical strain.
Rutten et al. (2010) studied this question.
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