provides a compelling mechanism for the favorable metabolic effects of the natriuretic peptides (Figure 1). The heart synthesizes peptide hormones known as the natriuretic peptides. Expression of ...

Brain (B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a peptide hormone released ... 11 but the responsible mechanisms still remain to be fully elucidated. In our study of the prognostic importance of ...

CNP, the third natriuretic peptide to be discovered ... us better understand the complex heart and kidney interplay and mechanism of disease progression and therapeutic benefit," conclude Ibrahim ...

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a point-of-care B-type natriuretic peptide assay to be used in the diagnosis of HF. Nesiritide, a synthetic B-type natriuretic peptide ...

BNP and a closely related peptide (called NT-proBNP for short) go by a few different names. These include: B-type natriuretic peptide Brain natriuretic peptide NT-pro b-type natriuretic peptide N ...

Mechanisms of arterial remodeling in hypertension ... Clinical significance of brain natriuretic peptide in primary pulmonary hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43:764–770. 30. Nichols WW, McDonald ...

It has been shown that natriuretic peptide levels are higher following ... such as extroversion and conscientiousness. Whichever mechanism, or combination of mechanisms, is responsible, this ...

Illustration of the human heart NT-proBNP-guided treatment strategy did not improve outcomes compared with a usual care strategy in high-risk patients with heart failure. An amino-terminal pro-B ...