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 ...

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 ...