title: [Relation of natriuretic peptides (BNP, NT-proBNP) to total mortality. A 4-year follow-up of patients].
abstract: The paper deals with a group of 157 patients followed for the period of four years in view of the relation of concentrations of BNP or NT-proBNP to overall mortality. In the introduction the authors describe their experience with natriuretic peptides; their own data follow. The Kaplan-Meier analysis of probability of survival proved to possess a strong predictive efficiency of the concentrations of BNP or NT-proBNP for overall mortality of the observed cohort.
authors.affiliation: Koronární jednotka Interního oddĕlení Nemocnice, Kladno.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kluh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jabor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavlisová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Povolný
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain