Brain natriuretic peptide levels in middle aged subjects with normal left ventricular function in relation to mild-moderate COPD.
Morten KraenSophia FrantzUlf NihlénGunnar EngströmClaes-Göran LöfdahlPer WollmerMagnus DenckerPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2017)
In a population with normal left ventricular function no significant differences in BNP levels between stable mild-moderate COPD subjects and normal individuals could be found.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- middle aged
- lung function
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- high intensity
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- left atrial
- white matter
- multiple sclerosis
- cystic fibrosis
- coronary artery disease
- resting state
- acute coronary syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement