Racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in US adults

Background: The presence and interpretation of racial and ethnic differences in circulating N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a diagnostic biomarker for heart failure, are controversial. Objective: To examine racial and ethnic differences in NT-proBNP levels among the genera...

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Published in:	American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Main Authors:	Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Dan Wang, Yein Jeon, Kathryn Foti, John William McEvoy, Josef Coresh, Olive Tang, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Robert Christenson, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Elizabeth Selvin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Biomarkers Race Ethnicity Epidemiology Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667723000673