Chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) due to tuberculosis has high morbidity and mortality in the periopeartive period following pericardiectomy because of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is considered a marker for both LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction. We undertook this prospective study in 24 patients, to measure the BNP levels and to compare it with transmitral Doppler flow velocities, that is, the E/A ratio (E = initial peak velocity during early diastolic filling and A = late peak flow velocity during atrial systole), as a marker of diastolic function and systolic parameters, pre- and post-pericardiectomy, at the time of discharge. The latter parameters have been taken as a flow velocity a...
Aims: Left ventricular (LV) filling and thus diastolic function, are frequently monitored and manage...
1. Elevated plasma concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide are found in conditions associated wi...
SummaryBackgroundB-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and left atrial volume index (LAVi) are used as su...
Background: The differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopathy (R...
ObjectivesWe sought to determine the usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurements to d...
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy share many similarities in both their ...
BackgroundThe utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and cystatin C for detecting left ventricul...
AbstractBackgroundThe differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopa...
BACKGROUND: In patients with constrictive pericarditis (CP), early diastolic mitral annular velocity...
OBJECTIVE: Most patients with constrictive pericarditis have normal measures of left ventricular fun...
Background: serum level of amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, a cardiac hormone produced...
AbstractObjectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether atrial and brain natriureti...
WOS: 000252978400004PubMed ID: 17687631The utility of N-Terminal pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-p...
Aims: In the present study we examined plasma and pericardial ¯uid ANP and BNP concentrations in pos...
WOS: 000257097700004PubMed ID: 18612440We compared the diagnostic accuracy of N-terminal prohormone ...
Aims: Left ventricular (LV) filling and thus diastolic function, are frequently monitored and manage...
1. Elevated plasma concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide are found in conditions associated wi...
SummaryBackgroundB-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and left atrial volume index (LAVi) are used as su...
Background: The differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopathy (R...
ObjectivesWe sought to determine the usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurements to d...
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy share many similarities in both their ...
BackgroundThe utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and cystatin C for detecting left ventricul...
AbstractBackgroundThe differentiation of constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopa...
BACKGROUND: In patients with constrictive pericarditis (CP), early diastolic mitral annular velocity...
OBJECTIVE: Most patients with constrictive pericarditis have normal measures of left ventricular fun...
Background: serum level of amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, a cardiac hormone produced...
AbstractObjectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether atrial and brain natriureti...
WOS: 000252978400004PubMed ID: 17687631The utility of N-Terminal pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-p...
Aims: In the present study we examined plasma and pericardial ¯uid ANP and BNP concentrations in pos...
WOS: 000257097700004PubMed ID: 18612440We compared the diagnostic accuracy of N-terminal prohormone ...
Aims: Left ventricular (LV) filling and thus diastolic function, are frequently monitored and manage...
1. Elevated plasma concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide are found in conditions associated wi...
SummaryBackgroundB-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and left atrial volume index (LAVi) are used as su...