In recent years, biomarkers have been recognized as important tools for diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapeutic decision-making in cardiovascular diseases...
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), dendroaspis natriuretic peptide (DNP), Heart failure, renal failure
06/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterThe clinical relevance of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal (NT)-proBNP assays as a diagnostic tool and prognostic marker in patients with cardiovascular diseases has recently been confirmed...
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), biological variation, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), cardiac function, cardiac natriuretic hormones, cardiovascular diseases, Heart failure
04/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), ?2-adrenal receptor (B2AR), cardiovascular diseases, community-based, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (ENOS), polymorphisms
01/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter