Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a major risk marker for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria

Peter Gæde,P. Hildebrandt,G. Hess,H.-H. Parving,Oluf Pedersen

Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a major risk marker for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria

2005

Peter Gæde
P. Hildebrandt
G. Hess
H.-H. Parving
Oluf Pedersen

Aims/hypothesis We examined whether plasma N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) predicts cardiovascular outcome in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Proteinuria
Brain natriuretic peptide
Albuminuria
Microalbuminuria
Natriuretic peptide
Type 2 diabetes
Heart disease
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Endocrinology
Internal medicine

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