Brain Natriuretic Peptides in Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis and Effects of Renal Angioplasty

• Main Authors: Elzbieta Nowakowska-Fortuna (Author), Aso Saeed (Author), Gregor Guron (Author), Michael Fu (Author), Ola Hammarsten (Author), Gert Jensen (Author), Hans Herlitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We hypothesized that plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) would be elevated, and adiponectin concentrations reduced, in patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) and that BNPs might be used to identify patients who would ben...