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Associations between plasma natriuretic peptide levels, symptoms, and left ventricular function in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation.
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Journal Article
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0002-9149
Abstract
In 40 patients with chronic moderate to severe aortic regurgitation, brain natriuretic peptide, N-brain natriuretic peptide, and atrial natriuretic peptide were higher in symptomatic patients compared with asymptomatic patients after adjustment for age, gender, and ejection fraction, but each natriuretic peptide correlated weakly with echocardiographic measures of left ventricular size and function. In patients with chronic aortic regurgitation, measurement of natriuretic peptide levels may provide information on left ventricular function in addition to echocardiography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]