Science news articles about 'b type natriuretic peptide'

... levels of N Terminal pro B type Natriuretic Peptide (NTproBNP), a peptide marker of ventricular strain and C Reactive Protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation. Compared to ...

... ) and exercise-induced myocardial ischemia (stable coronary artery disease) elevated B-type natriuretic peptides are associated with the presence of myocardial ischemia. However, the ...

... investigators focused on two genes called NPPA and NPPB that are involved in the production of atrial and B-type natriuretic peptides (ANP and BNP) – proteins known to relax blood vessels and to be ...

... well established biomarker N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) once treatment has been optimised provides stronger prognostic information than either the baseline ...

... of the human genome (2000-2003) revealed a gene that produces a protein called BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide). BNP was not only useful in diagnosing heart problems, it also ...

... – C-reactive protein (CRP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) – and four that recently have been identified as relating to cardiovascular risk – Cystatin C, Lp-PLA2, MR ...

... elevated level of the biomarker N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NTBNP) after six months. Both TnT and NTBNP are associated with shortness of breath; NTBNP is associated with ...