High BNP levels in rheumatoid arthritis are related to inflammation but not to left ventricular abnormalities: a prospective case-control study

Int J Cardiol. 2014;172(1):e116-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.119. Epub 2014 Jan 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Brain natriuretic peptide; Inflammation; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / blood
  • Inflammation / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / blood*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain