To truly test the BNP/NT-proBNP-guided treatment hypothesis, the next step should be the performance of an adequately powered, large-scale study. Ideally, such a study should focus on the sub ...

The inactive N-terminal fragment of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been linked to ventricular dysfunction in the general population, and is predictive of cardiac events. Corteville ...

Combination therapy with oral or inhaled treprostinil may benefit patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiovascular comorbidities.

This has previously been speculated, as elevated concentrations of BNP or N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in cardiovascular patients were found to be related to immune reactions ...