The role of plasma N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide to predict the clinical course of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Bayrak F., Kahveci G., FOTBOLCU H., Tigen K., Mutlu B., Baflaran Y.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.33, no.2, pp.77-83, 2005 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.77-83
  • Keywords: Biological markers/blood, cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic/blood, echocardiography, Doppler, natriuretic peptide, brain/blood, ventricular dysfunction
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: Little information exists concerning the role of natriuretic peptides in the prognosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this study, we evaluated the value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP) in predicting clinical prognoses of patients with HCM.