B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Congenital Heart Disease

Rapid Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Alan S. Maisel, Padma Krishnaswamy, Richard M. Nowak et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 3.4K citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +9

Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Indicator in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Noritoshi Nagaya, Toshio Nishikimi, Masaaki Uematsu et al. · Circulation · 2000 · 879 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +11

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Sudden Death in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Rudolf Berger, Martin Huelsman, Karin Strecker et al. · Circulation · 2002 · 705 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +14

Rapid transcriptional activation and early mRNA turnover of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiocyte hypertrophy. Evidence for brain natriuretic peptide as an "emergency" cardiac hormone against ventricular overload.

Osamu Nakagawa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroaki Itoh et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 624 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Physiology +10

Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels Increase in Proportion to the Extent of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Pulmonary Hypertension

Noritoshi Nagaya, Toshio Nishikimi, Yoshiaki Okano et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1998 · 577 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Physiology +8