The role of NT-proBNP in screening for atrial fibrillation in hypertensive disease

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) screening should be considered in elderly patients with high risk of stroke, which include individuals with hypertension. The biomarker N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) can predict incident AF and is increased in hypertensive individ...

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Main Authors: Gina Sado, Katrin Kemp Gudmundsdottir, Carl Bonander, Mattias Ekström, Johan Engdahl, Emma Svennberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235290672400215X
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