Inverse Correlation of Venous Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels with Body Mass Index Is due to Decreased Production

Shah, Z; Wiley, M; Sridhar, AM; Masoomi, R; Biria, M; Lakkireddy, D; Dawn, B; Gupta, K

Gupta, K (reprint author), Univ Kansas Hosp, Div Cardiovasc Dis, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA.

CARDIOLOGY, 2017; 137 (3): 159

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this paper was to study the association between body mass index (BMI) and coronary sinus (CS) brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) le......

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