NT-proCNP and CNP levels did not correlate in cardiac patients, reflecting their different tissue sources and clearance — they measure different aspects of vascular biology and should not be used interchangeably.
Key findingNT-proCNP and CNP levels did not correlate in cardiac patients, reflecting their different tissue sources and clearance — they measure different aspec
What the researchers found
NT-proCNP and CNP levels did not correlate in cardiac patients, reflecting their different tissue sources and clearance — they measure different aspects of vascular biology and should not be used interchangeably.
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 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Amino-terminal fragment of C-type natriuretic peptide precursor and C-type natriuretic peptide do not correlate in patients with Chagas disease: role for neutral endopeptidase.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 55(1), 62-6
Citation
Wang, Yong; Moreira, Maria da Consolação V; Heringer-Walther, Silvia; Schultheiss, Heinz-Peter; Siems, Wolf-Eberhard; Wessel, Niels; Walther, Thomas. (2010). Amino-terminal fragment of C-type natriuretic peptide precursor and C-type natriuretic peptide do not correlate in patients with Chagas disease: role for neutral endopeptidase.. Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 55(1), 62-6. https://doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181c37dc2