Items for "Amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (Nt pro-BNP)"

The comparison of amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide levels in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancy

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (Nt pro-BNP) in preeclampsia in comparison with normotensive pregnancy.

Materials and methods: Women with preeclampsia (proteinuria ?300 mg/24 h and at least two readings of systolic blood pressure ?140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure ?90 mm Hg) (n=32 mild preeclampsia and n=8 severe preeclampsia) were compared with normotensive women (n=40)...

Keywords: Amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (Nt pro-BNP), normotensive pregnancy, preeclampsia