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

• Main Authors: Yvonne Commodore-Mensah (Author), Dan Wang (Author), Yein Jeon (Author), Kathryn Foti (Author), John William McEvoy (Author), Josef Coresh (Author), Olive Tang (Author), Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui (Author), Robert Christenson (Author), Chiadi E. Ndumele (Author), Elizabeth Selvin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...