The Serum Level of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Increases in Severe Subarachnoid Hemorrhage thereby Reflecting an Increase in Both Cardiac Preload and Afterload

Abstract

In severe SAH patients, sBNP elevation was significantly associated with the increase of both cardiac preload and afterload. sBNP may be a good severity biomarker in SAH patients, reflecting the systemic impact it makes on cardiovascular preload and afterload.