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SUBMITTER: Sugawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5865159 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sugawa Satoshi S Masuda Izuru I Kato Kiminori K Yoshimura Michihiro M
Scientific reports 20180323 1
Because of the lack of studies focused on the biological implications of extremely low B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, we investigated whether extremely low BNP levels could be harmful to the cardiovascular system due to compromised cardio-protection. By using cardiac troponin I (cTnI) as an indicator of cardiovascular disorder, we assessed whether cTnI was inversely associated with BNP in populations with low BNP levels. A total of 2,001 apparently healthy subjects older than 38 years ...[more]