title: Clinical and hemodynamic predictors of natriuretic peptide elevation among aortic valve disease patients.
abstract: We investigated the relative contribution of hemodynamic and clinical factors to serum natriuretic peptide elevation in seventy-one patients with either aortic stenosis or aortic regurgitation. We found that pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and renal failure are the most powerful independent predictors of natriuretic peptide elevation in patients with aortic valve disease, irrespective of the type or severity of valvular lesion itself.
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liska
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khattab
authors.forename: Mohammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sherif
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel-Wahab
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kassner
authors.forename: Abdallah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balum
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richardt
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D045265:Natriuretic Peptides