While B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels remain high in patients with end-stage heart failure with cardiogenic shock, these levels lose their prognostic value in patients using ventricular assist ...

A recent study has found that elevated NT-proBNP levels could help predict the risk of heart disease in older adults. Experts ...

"[The study] findings suggest that, among people with obesity and a high cardiovascular risk, a NT-pro BNP [NT-proBNP] < 125 pg/mL may not rule out the presence of HF," the researchers of the study ...

Natriuretic peptides are hormones with a range of key functions vital for regulating cardiometabolic health, including regulating blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and increasing utilization of ...

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), a substance secreted by the heart that is associated with congestive heart failure and renal failure, does not predict reduction in systolic blood pressure (BP) in ...

The relationship between cardiovascular dysfunction and renal impairment is widely recognized as the cardiorenal interaction, a complex physiological link in which damage to one organ can accelerate ...

Dr. Pankaj Arora, MD, FAHA, is a physician scientist in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease with expertise in the human genetics and genomics of complex cardiovascular traits, as well as ...