Natriuretic peptide concentrations correlated with central sleep apnea severity in heart failure patients, with higher BNP identifying patients at risk for this dangerous breathing disorder during sleep.
Key findingNatriuretic peptide concentrations correlated with central sleep apnea severity in heart failure patients, with higher BNP identifying patients at ris
What the researchers found
Natriuretic peptide concentrations correlated with central sleep apnea severity in heart failure patients, with higher BNP identifying patients at risk for this dangerous breathing disorder during sleep.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Relation of natriuretic peptide concentrations to central sleep apnea in patients with heart failure.
Chest, 140(6), 1517-1523
Citation
Calvin, Andrew D; Somers, Virend K; van der Walt, Christelle; Scott, Christopher G; Olson, Lyle J. (2011). Relation of natriuretic peptide concentrations to central sleep apnea in patients with heart failure.. Chest, 140(6), 1517-1523. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-2472