The effect of natriuretic C-type peptide and its change over time on mortality in patients on haemodialysis or haemodiafiltration.
Camiel L M de Roij van ZuijdewijnLieke H A van GastelPiet M Ter WeeMichiel L BotsPeter J BlankestijnMarinus A van den DorpelDenis FouqueMenso J NubéMuriel P C GrootemanPublished in: Clinical kidney journal (2019)
In our study, levels of NTproCNP appear strongly elevated in prevalent dialysis patients. Second, while NTproCNP remains unaltered in HD patients, its levels decline in individuals treated with HDF, with the decline dependent on the magnitude of the convection volume. Third, NTproCNP is not related to mortality in this population. Thus NTproCNP does not seem to be a useful marker for mortality risk in dialysis patients.