Why the study?
Do plasma BNP levels correlate with cognitive dysfunction in demented patients without cardiovascular disease?
Population
42 outpatients with dementia and without cardiovascular disease at the Dementia Care Unit in Watanabe…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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BNP associated with cognitive scores in non-CVD dementia; hypothesis-generating for biomarker role, needs prospective validation.
Do plasma BNP levels correlate with cognitive dysfunction in demented patients without cardiovascular disease?
Plasma BNP levels may serve as a biomarker for cognitive dysfunction in demented patients even in the absence of cardiovascular disease.
Naito et al. (2009) studied this question.
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