Prognostic Accuracy of B-Natriuretic Peptide Measurements and Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Subjects (from the Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research [EISNER] Study)
October 18th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 9, 1 November 2009, Pages 1245-1250<br>Leslee J., Shaw , Donna M., Polk , Torry A., Kahute , Nathan D., Wong , Joanna, Moon , …<br><br>B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has prognostic implications in patients with acute and chronic cardiac symptoms. Its prognostic role in asymptomatic patients with evidence of subclinical disease remains unclear. The population of this study included 2,458 asymptomatic adults (47% women) with an average Framingham risk score of 8.8 ± 7% who underwent computed tomographic evaluation of coronary artery calcium (CAC). BNP lev
