Elevated NT-pro-brain natriuretic peptide level is independently associated with all-cause mortality in HIV-infected women in the early and recent HAART eras in the Women's Interagency HIV Study cohort.

HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk of right and left heart dysfunction. N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a marker of cardiac ventricular strain and systolic dysfunction, may be associated with all-cause mortality in HIV-infected women. The aim of this study was to de...

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Main Authors: Matthew R Gingo, Yingze Zhang, Kidane B Ghebrehawariat, Jong-Hyeon Jeong, Yanxia Chu, Quanwei Yang, Lorrie Lucht, David B Hanna, Jason M Lazar, Mark T Gladwin, Alison Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4374715?pdf=render