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. 2006 Mar-Apr;17(2):56-9.

NT-proBNP measurements in high-risk diabetic patients--a case series from Mamelodi (Gauteng)

A Deffur  1 , J A Ker, P Rheeder, M M Van Niekerk, S J Quinton
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  • PMID: 16733597

NT-proBNP measurements in high-risk diabetic patients--a case series from Mamelodi (Gauteng)

A Deffur et al. Cardiovasc J S Afr. 2006 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The prevalence of raised BNP values is unknown in South African urban black populations at risk for heart failure. This study determined the frequency of raised NT-proBNP and the correlates of NT-proBNP in a high-risk diabetic population.

Methods: A cross-sectional convenience sample of diabetic patients at the Mamelodi Hospital diabetes clinic was examined. Data on clinical, biometric, biochemical and a sixminute walk test were collected.

Results: Sixty patients (38 female) were examined. The frequency of elevated NT-proBNP was 22% (95% CI; 12-34%). Univariate analysis found systolic blood pressure (BP) (p = 0.007) and duration of diabetes (p = 0.005) to be predictive of an elevated NT-proBNP.

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