N-Terminal Prohormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Blacks With Hypertensive Kidney Disease - Concepedia

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N-Terminal Prohormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Blacks With Hypertensive Kidney Disease

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2008

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Brad C. Astor, Stella S. Yi, Leena Hiremath, T. Corbin, Velvie A. Pogue, Beth Wilkening, Gail Peterson, Julia Lewis, James P. Lash, Frederick Van Lente,

Abstract

These results suggest that elevated NT-proBNP levels are associated with higher CVD risk among blacks with hypertensive kidney disease. This association may be stronger in individuals with significant proteinuria.

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