B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-A Paradox in the Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Obese Patients.
Marius RusLoredana Ioana BanszkiFelicia Liana Andronie-CioaraOana Liliana PobirciVeronica HupleaAlina Stanca OsiceanuGheorghe Adrian OsiceanuSimina CrisanDecebal Dumitru PobirciMadalina Ioana GulerPaula MarianPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
Obesity and heart failure are continuously rising worldwide. In this retrospective study, we have highlighted the necessity to lower the threshold of BNP levels in obese patients with acute heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.
Keyphrases
- acute heart failure
- obese patients
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- aortic stenosis
- roux en y gastric bypass
- liver failure
- gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- respiratory failure
- type diabetes
- high fat diet induced
- drug induced
- weight gain
- aortic dissection
- left ventricular
- adipose tissue
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic valve
- physical activity