Lishui City Central Hospital

Study investigated BNP levels in LV systolic dysfunction

Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, August 21st, 2005

Plasma BNP levels are determined by the severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction but not the types of underlying heart disease.

According to researchers in the people's Republic of China, "The primary aim of [our] study was to investigate whether there is a difference in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels among the left ventricular systolic dysfunction caused by different types of heart disease."

T. Wei and colleagues of Lishui City Central Hospital explained, "Plasma BNP was measured in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction as a result of mitral valve regurgitation (n=26), hypertension (n=36), coronary heart...

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Source: Aging and Elder Health Week (2005-08-21)

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