Elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP in ambulatory patients with peripheral arterial disease.

N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a cardiac disease biomarker, has been demonstrated to be a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular events in patients without heart failure. Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at high risk of cardiovascular events and dea...

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Main Authors: Bader Alsuwailem, Abdelrahman Zamzam, Muzammil H Syed, Elisa Greco, Mark Wheatcroft, Charles de Mestral, Mohammed Al-Omran, John Harlock, John Eikelboom, Krishna K Singh, Rawand Abdin, Mohammad Qadura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253792