title: Do plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) increase in diastolic dysfunction as well as in systolic dysfunction?
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain