B-type natriuretic peptide over N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide to predict incident atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke.
Elena PalàJorge PagolaJ JuegaJ Francisco-PascualA BustamanteA PenalbaI ComasM RodriguezM De Lera AlfonsoJ F ArenillasR de TorresS Pérez-SánchezJ A CabezasF MonicheT González-AlujasC A MolinaJ MontanerPublished in: European journal of neurology (2020)
Both BNP and NT-proBNP were increased in cryptogenic stroke patients with AF detection. Interestingly, BNP outperforms NT-proBNP, especially in terms of specificity.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- resting state
- white matter
- multiple sclerosis
- functional connectivity
- coronary artery disease
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- mitral valve
- sensitive detection