Relation of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide to progression of aortic valve disease

Abstract

NT-proBNP is elevated in patients with aortic valve disease linked to disease severity and decreases after successful surgical therapy but increases in conservatively treated patients. These data underline the consistent relation of NT-proBNP to severity of aortic valve disease. Therefore, NT-proBNP should be considered as a biomarker for the monitoring of disease during follow-up, but further studies are warranted.