N-Terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Stroke Risk: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Cohort [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
NT-proBNP was a major independent risk marker for stroke. Considering this and other data for stroke, coronary disease, and atrial fibrillation, the clinical use of NT-proBNP measurement in primary prevention settings should be considered.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Cushman, M., Judd, S. E., Howard, V. J., Kissela, B., Gutierrez, O. M., Jenny, N. S., Ahmed, A., Thacker, E. L., Zakai, N. A. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Embolic stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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