Relevance of the assessment of natriuretic peptide plasma concentrations in hypertensive pregnant women |
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Authors: | Agata Gondek Aleksandra Jagodzińska Bronis?awa Pietrzak Artur Mamcarz |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Methodology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;2. Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;3. 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland;4. 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9192-3323;5. 3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | Abstract Assessment of the plasma concentrations of natriuretic peptides (NPs) is widely used to diagnose and evaluate the progression of cardiac failure, and their potential as markers of preeclampsia (PE) has been examined in recent years. It has been established that plasma concentrations of NPs do not change in the course of normal pregnancy. However, elevated levels of these peptides may have a prognostic value in patients with PE. This study presents information about the relevance of NPs assessment in the evaluation of physiological pregnancy, as well as in pregnancy complicated with arterial hypertension. The most commonly examined NPs is the N-terminal fragment of the brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and it may be prognostic marker of PE and other complications of pregnancy. |
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Keywords: | Eclampsia gestational hypertension hypertension natriuretic peptides preeclampsia |
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