Plasma N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide predicts hospitalization in patients with heart failure

• Published in: Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ Vol. 32; no. 6; p. 361
• Main Authors: Dickstein, K, Abrahamsen, S, Aarsland, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 1998
• Subjects: Aged; Atrial Natriuretic Factor - blood; Biomarkers - blood; Female; Heart Failure - blood; Heart Failure - therapy; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Morbidity; Protein Precursors - blood

The plasma concentration of N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide (N-ANP) has been shown to be predictive of both clinical status and survival in patients with heart failure. In this analysis the relationship between N-ANP, morbidity and hospitalization time was evaluated in 417 patients with stable...