N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiographic abnormalities in severely obese patients: correlation with visceral fat

Clin Chem. 2006 Jun;52(6):1211-3. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.067736.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
  • Obesity / blood*
  • Obesity / complications
  • Obesity / physiopathology*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood*
  • Viscera

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain