B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Related to Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertensive Patients but Not in Athletes

Susana S. Almeida,Ana Azevedo,Alice Castro,Fernando Friões,João Freitas,A.J.M. Ferreira,Paulo Bettencourt

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Related to Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertensive Patients but Not in Athletes

2002

Susana S. Almeida
Ana Azevedo
Alice Castro
Fernando Friões
João Freitas
A.J.M. Ferreira
Paulo Bettencourt

A positive correlation has been previously documented between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in hypertensive patients. We evaluated 8 cycling athletes,

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Brain natriuretic peptide
Cardiology
Diabetes mellitus
Cycling
Internal medicine
Athletes
Natriuretic peptide
Heart disease
Medicine
positive correlation
ventricule gauche
Endocrinology
Pathophysiology
left ventricular mass

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