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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Krzesi ski, Pawe
• Gielerak, Grzegorz
• Sta czyk, Adam
• Piotrowicz, Katarzyna
• Piechota, Wies aw
• Skrobowski, Andrzej

Titel

Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and hemodynamic parameters measured by impedance cardiography in patients with essential hypertension

Ist Teil von

• Clinical and experimental hypertension (1993), 2015-01, Vol.37 (2), p.148-154

Ort / Verlag

England: Informa Healthcare USA, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of NT-proBNP with clinical and hemodynamic assessment in 156 patients with arterial hypertension. NT-proBNP correlated positively with, i.e. age (r = 0.310, p = 0.00008), mean blood pressure (MBP; r = 0.199, p = 0.0136), Heather index (HI; r = 0.375, p < 0.00001) and negatively with thoracic fluid content (TFC; r = −0.300, p = 0.0002). The patients with higher NT-proBNP were older (46.1 versus 40.6 years, p = 0.001), with higher MBP (102.6 versus 98.5 mm Hg, p = 0.0043), HI (14.54 versus 11.93 Ohm s2, p = 0.009) and lower TFC (27.5 versus 29.4 1/kOhm, p = 0.0032). The independent predictors of higher NT-proBNP were: age, MBP and HI.