B‐type natriuretic peptide predicts stroke of presumable cardioembolic origin in addition to coronary artery calcification

ConclusionsBNP predicts presumable cardioembolic stroke independent of coronary calcification.

Source: European Journal of Neurology - March 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: K. Kara, J. Gronewold, T. Neumann, A. A. Mahabadi, C. Weimar, N. Lehmann, K. Berger, H. I. M. Kälsch, M. Bauer, M. Broecker‐Preuss, S. Möhlenkamp, S. Moebus, K.‐H. Jöckel, R. Erbel, D. M. Hermann Tags: Original Article Source Type: research