title: Effect of the maze procedure for atrial fibrillation on atrial and brain natriuretic peptide.
abstract: We studied plasma levels of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides at rest and after exercise before and after intracardiac surgery with and without the maze procedure in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to valvular heart disease. The present study found that an increased response of both cardiac natriuretic peptides is attenuated with resulting water retention after the maze procedure.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niinuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueshima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawazoe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramori
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor