Pericardial fluid natriuretic peptide levels more directly reflected local cardiac stress than plasma levels in heart failure patients, confirming the heart as the primary source of BNP during failure.
Key findingPericardial fluid natriuretic peptide levels more directly reflected local cardiac stress than plasma levels in heart failure patients, confirming the
What the researchers found
Pericardial fluid natriuretic peptide levels more directly reflected local cardiac stress than plasma levels in heart failure patients, confirming the heart as the primary source of BNP during failure.
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
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
The roles of natriuretic peptides in pericardial fluid in patients with heart failure.
Clinical cardiology, 32(3), 159-63
Citation
Watanabe, Masazumi; Kawaguchi, Satoru; Nakahara, Hideki; Hachimaru, Tsuyoshi. (2009). The roles of natriuretic peptides in pericardial fluid in patients with heart failure.. Clinical cardiology, 32(3), 159-63. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.20306