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
- gastric bypass
- liver failure
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- respiratory failure
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- aortic dissection
- left ventricular
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- hepatitis b virus
- physical activity
- body mass index
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic valve
- mechanical ventilation