Using an implantable loop recorder (ILR) to screen older individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) may be more beneficial when NT-proBNP levels are high, according to a post hoc analysis of the LOOP ...

Adults with hypertension who have prediabetes and subclinical myocardial injury or stress face a higher risk of incident ...

Measuring N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels preoperatively among patients scheduled to undergo inpatient noncardiac surgery can strongly predict the risk of major cardiac ...

In this new subanalysis of data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in the Communities study, investigators assessed the risk of incident heart failure (HF) or death by race and sex, as influenced by ...

NT-proBNP testing should become compulsory for referring patients to specialist heart failure services to improve diagnosis, ...

Blood pressure cuff Elevated NT-proBNP may represent a useful biomarker for the identification of individuals at high risk for CVD and mortality across the spectrum of blood and pulse pressures.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NT-proBNP may predict CV death, incident HF and fatal or nonfatal CV events after acute MI. The association was ...

Stockholm, Sweden - Elevated plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP) in people with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes may be associated with an increased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NT-proBNP concentration is a strong predictor of ventricular arrhythmias among people with an implantable device ...

March 29, 2009 (Orlando, Florida) — Using individualized levels of the biomarker NT-proBNP to guide the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure did not improve their morbidity or mortality ...