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Relationship between Left Ventricular Geometry and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Elderly Subjects

DOI

34

Citations

21

References

2000

Year

Harumi Sayama, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Noboru Saito, Masahiko Kinoshita, Makio Suda
Gerontology

Abstract

These results suggest that aging, increased wall stress and the extent of cardiac hypertrophy contribute to elevated BNP levels in the elderly.

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