NT-proBNP is associated with fibulin-1 in Africans: the SAfrEIC study

R Kruger, R Schutte, H W Huisman, W S Argraves, Lars Melholt Rasmussen, M H Olsen, A E Schutte

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Abstrakt

The N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is involved in the regulation of volume load and secreted when systemic cardiac overload occurs. Fibulin-1 on the other hand is a component of many extracellular matrix proteins including those present in atherosclerotic lesions, expressed in elastin-containing fibres of blood vessels, and also in the heart. Due to an alarming prevalence of hypertensive heart disease in black South Africans, we investigated the associations of NT-proBNP with fibulin-1 and markers of arterial stiffness in Africans and Caucasians.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftAtherosclerosis
Vol/bind222
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)216-21
Antal sider6
ISSN0021-9150
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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