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Impact of Obesity on Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Levels

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2004

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Thomas J. Wang, Martin G. Larson, Daniel Levy, Emelia J. Benjamin, Eric Leip, Peter W.F. Wilson, Ramachandran S. Vasan
Circulation

Abstract

Obese individuals have low circulating natriuretic peptide levels, which may contribute to their susceptibility to hypertension and hypertension-related disorders.

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