BNP combined with integrated backscatter echocardiography improved detection of cardiac sarcoidosis, an inflammatory heart condition that is difficult to diagnose with standard tests alone.
Key findingBNP elevation combined with myocardial integrated backscatter echocardiography improved detection of cardiac sarcoidosis, with BNP reflecting myocardi
What the researchers found
BNP elevation combined with myocardial integrated backscatter echocardiography improved detection of cardiac sarcoidosis, with BNP reflecting myocardial inflammation-induced cardiac stress in this difficult-to-diagnose condition.
Why it matters
Relevant for natriuretic-peptides, cardiovascular, inflammation.
How the study worked
cross-sectional study on natriuretic-peptides, cardiovascular.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
moderate evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2005.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Detection of cardiac sarcoidosis using cardiac markers and myocardial integrated backscatter.
International journal of cardiology, 102(2), 259-68
Citation
Yasutake, Hiroko; Seino, Yoshihiko; Kashiwagi, Mutsumi; Honma, Hiroshi; Matsuzaki, Tsuyako; Takano, Teruo. (2005). Detection of cardiac sarcoidosis using cardiac markers and myocardial integrated backscatter.. International journal of cardiology, 102(2), 259-68.