N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and outcomes in type B aortic dissection in China: a retrospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) is an unfavourable factor responsible for poor outcomes in the cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, the prognostic role of NT-pro-BNP in type B aortic dissection (TBAD) remains unclear. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between NT-pro-BNP levels and in-hospital and long-term adverse prognosis in patients with TBAD. DESIGN:A retrospective multicentre study. SETTING:Liutie Central Hospital, Nanfang Hospital and Huiyang Hospital in China. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 657 consecutive patients with TBAD were enrolled in the study. NT-pro-BNP was measured at admission and included patients were divided into three groups according to the tertiles of NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL): <95 (n=220), 95-312 (n=218) and >31

SUBMITTER: Luo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731865 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature