Impact of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Level on Risk Stratification of Thromboembolism and Death in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation 　- The Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry.

CONCLUSIONS: In a real-world cohort of Japanese NVAF patients, high BNP was significantly associated with TE and death. Plasma BNP might be a useful biomarker for these adverse clinical events.
PMID: 29491320 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - March 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hayashi K, Tsuda T, Nomura A, Fujino N, Nohara A, Sakata K, Konno T, Nakanishi C, Tada H, Nagata Y, Teramoto R, Tanaka Y, Kawashiri MA, Yamagishi M, Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry Investigators Tags: Circ J Source Type: research