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.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Atherosclerosis |
Vol/bind | 222 |
Udgave nummer | 1 |
Sider (fra-til) | 216-21 |
Antal sider | 6 |
ISSN | 0021-9150 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |