B-Type Natriuretic Peptides (BNP) and Tissue Doppler E/e´ Before and After 4 Weeks Standard Treatment of African Heart Failure Subjects: The ABU-BNP Longitudinal Survey.
Obiageli Uzoamaka Agbogu-IkeAlbert Imhoagene OyatiSolomon Sulei DanbauchiAustine ObasohanPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2019)
BNP and tissue Doppler can serve as useful tools in the assessment of the effectiveness of African HF treatment and functional capacity over 4 weeks. TD E/e´ may be a reliable non-invasive estimate of left ventricular filling pressures and diastolic dysfunction.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- blood pressure
- oxidative stress
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- atrial fibrillation
- blood flow
- gestational age
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- preterm birth