March 6, 2007Circulation
Association of Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Levels With Metabolic Risk Factors in Ambulatory Individuals
Population
3,333 Framingham study participants free of heart failure, mean age 58 years, 54% women
Design
Cohort
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Discussion
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Implication
Lower BNP in metabolic syndrome may alter HF diagnostic thresholds; observational data leaves open causal and prognostic implications.
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Population
3,333 Framingham study participants free of heart failure, mean age 58 years, 54% women
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Outcome
Association of plasma levels of B-type natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide with metabolic risk factors, the metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistancesurrogate
In ambulatory individuals without heart failure, the presence of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance is associated with significantly lower circulating natriuretic peptide levels.
Cite This Study
Wang et al. (2007) studied this question.