Heart Failure
Research from University of Heidelberg reveals new findings on heart failure
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 29th, 2008
According to recent research published in the European Heart Journal, "To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) level and resultant prognostic capacity in chronic heart failure (CHF) controlled for known confounders. We formed 206 triplets of patients (n = 618) with stable systolic CHF matched with respect to age, sex, renal function (MDRD, modification of diet in renal disease formula), and NYHA class, each with a BMI > 30 kg/m(2) (group 3), 20-24.9 kg/m(2) (group 1), and 25-29.9 kg/m(2) (group 2)."
"BMI conveys a 4% drop in NTproBNP per unit increase. This influence remained...
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