title: [Brain natriuretic peptide, heart failure and elderly patients].
abstract: Natriuretic Peptides like BNP or NT Pro BNP are diagnostic and prognostic makers largely used in clinical practice. Ageing may increase these peptides, especially in case of comorbidities like renal failure or hypertension and require adjustment for age. Diagnostic value of natriuretic peptides seems however preserved in elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Unité thérapeutique d'insuffisance cardiaque et service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier René-Dubos, 6, avenue de l'Ile-de-France, 95300 Pontoise, France. patrick.jourdain@ch-pontoise.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jourdain
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Funck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellorini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thebault
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loiret
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guillard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desnos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain