B-type natriuretic peptide levels in the patients with hypertensive heart failure
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Du
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hypertensive heart failure
- MeSH:
Heart Diseases;
Atrial Natriuretic Factor;
Heart
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2003;26(6):33-39
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In 32 hypertensive heart failure patients (HHF group) including 19 male, 13 female, aged 60.3710.25 and 10 patients without HHF: 5 male, 5 female, aged 69.4 1.2, plasma BNP level in HHF group was 568.02 473.86 pg/ml and in without HHF group was 13.61 13.60 pg/ml. For HHF patients of degree I-IV, the sensitivity was 78%, and the specificity was 100% and for who of degree II-IV, sensitivity 92% and specificity 100%.
