ANP, BNP, and CNP are proving to be reliable biomarkers for a variety of conditions. Natriuretic peptides mainly consist of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and ...

NT-proBNP drop by >10% before hospital discharge NT-proBNP at discharge or at 2 weeks' follow-up Clinical judgment 1.9 years (median) Hospitalization-free survival Abbreviations: BNP, B-type ...

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is similar to b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the hemodynamic effects. ANP is not measured clinically unlike BNP. It is released in response to myocyte stretch ...

MRI protocol has been described in an earlier study. 3 In addition to that study, we also measured left atrial (LA) size. We used areas instead of volumes for atrial indices, because the determination ...

Tampa, FL (June 19, 2003) -- For the first time, hormones made by the heart have been shown to dramatically decrease the number of human pancreatic cancer cells grown in a laboratory, report ...

Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation—an irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart that yields increased risk of heart failure, stroke and death. Many genetic mutations in the ...

Natriuretic peptides are secreted from the heart as counter regulatory hormones in response to increased intraventricular and atrial pressure and stretch. Assays to measure natriuretic peptide ...

Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation—an irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart that yields increased risk of heart failure, stroke and death. Many genetic mutations in the ...

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in Lake Nona, Florida have shown that enhanced natriuretic peptide (NP) signaling in adipose tissue protects against obesity and ...

B-type natriuretic peptide is released by cardiac myocytes in response to wall stretch. There are many hemodynamic effects of BNP which are beneficial in the setting of decompensated congestive heart ...