Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Testing for natriuretic peptide markers, such as B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP), has ...
Introduction: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is commonly used for the diagnosis and management of heart failure (HF), as its presence strongly predicts cardiovascular events and risk of death.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was the first natriuretic ... in the atria of the heart and activated when the atrial stretch receptors become stimulated in response to hypervolemia, increased ...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, which can slow gastric emptying and increase the risk of retained gastric contents, are increasingly prescribed for ...