DOES OBESITY AFFECT BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION?

DOES OBESITY AFFECT BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION?

Methods We reviewed our pulmonary hypertension database for PAH patients followed at our center between 5/03-12/06 who had available echocardiographic (TTE), BNP, and body mass index (BMI) data (N=83).

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-03, Vol.59 (13), p.E1591-E1591
Hauptverfasser: Batal, Omar, Buchanan, Kyle, Elliott, Andrea, Wertz, Jonathon, Lander, Matthew, Katsouli, Anthi, Ishizawar, David, Mathier, Michael
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Body mass index
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Obesity
Transplants & implants
Weight control
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Zusammenfassung:Methods We reviewed our pulmonary hypertension database for PAH patients followed at our center between 5/03-12/06 who had available echocardiographic (TTE), BNP, and body mass index (BMI) data (N=83).
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61592-7