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Date publication
février 2008
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr VERGES Bruno
Tous les auteurs :
Verges B, Zeller M, Beer JC, Cottin Y
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Résumé
Plasma N-terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (Nt-proBNP) level has been shown to provide valuable prognostic information on short and long-term mortality in patients with acute Myocardial Infarction, in the general population. Increased plasma Nt-proBNP levels have been found in Type 2 diabetic patients with vascular complications or with hypertension. In a large prospective study performed in 560 patients hospitalized for acute Myocardial Infarction (RICO), we found that median Nt-proBNP levels were significantly higher in the 199 diabetic patients compared to the 361 non-diabetic patients (245 (81-77) vs. 130 (49-199) pmol/L, P
Référence
Diabetes Metab. 2008 Feb;34 Suppl 1:S10-5
