Direct comparison of BNP, NT-proBNP, and NT-proANP for Chagas disease cardiac prognosis found NT-proBNP was the strongest predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in this neglected tropical disease.
Key findingDirect comparison of BNP, NT-proBNP, and NT-proANP for Chagas disease cardiac prognosis found NT-proBNP was the strongest predictor of adverse cardiov
What the researchers found
Direct comparison of BNP, NT-proBNP, and NT-proANP for Chagas disease cardiac prognosis found NT-proBNP was the strongest predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in this neglected tropical disease.
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 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Prognostic value of natriuretic peptides in Chagas' disease: a head-to-head comparison of the 3 natriuretic peptides.
Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.), 15(2), 75-81
Citation
Moreira, Maria da Consolação V; Wang, Yong; Heringer-Walther, Silvia; Wessel, Niels; Walther, Thomas. (2009). Prognostic value of natriuretic peptides in Chagas' disease: a head-to-head comparison of the 3 natriuretic peptides.. Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.), 15(2), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00051.x