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Review
. 2003 Nov;52(5):285-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-3928(03)00115-x.

[Brain natriuretic peptide, heart failure and elderly patients]

[Article in French]
P Jourdain  1 , F Funck, M Bellorini, B Thebault, J Loiret, N Guillard, M Desnos
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[Brain natriuretic peptide, heart failure and elderly patients]

[Article in French]
P Jourdain et al. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2003 Nov.

Abstract

Natriuretic Peptides like BNP or NT Pro BNP are diagnostic and prognostic makers largely used in clinical practice. Ageing may increase these peptides, especially in case of comorbidities like renal failure or hypertension and require adjustment for age. Diagnostic value of natriuretic peptides seems however preserved in elderly people.

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