Assessment of brain natriuretic peptide and copeptin as correlates of blood pressure in chronic hypertensive pregnant women.
Chika J OkworKayode S AdedapoOluwasomidoyin O BelloIjeoma A MekaChukwuemeka V OkworChukwuemelie Z UcheChiebonam E NwajiobiUloaku A Nto-EzimahChisom E UchechukwuEkene J ArumPublished in: Clinical hypertension (2022)
There was no association between BP and the levels of BNP and copeptin in pregnant women with chronic hypertension who were already on antihypertensive treatment, with the implication that antihypertensive treatment may modulate BNP and copeptin release despite significantly elevated BP levels.