Plasma mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improve discrimination of lone atrial fibrillation

Ian C Y Chang; Lin Y Chen; Jenny P C Chong; Erin Austin; Chwee N Quay; Lingli Gong; A Mark Richards; Lieng H Ling

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.415

Plasma mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improve discrimination of lone atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 1:188:10-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.415. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Authors

Ian C Y Chang¹, Lin Y Chen², Jenny P C Chong³, Erin Austin⁴, Chwee N Quay³, Lingli Gong³, A Mark Richards⁵, Lieng H Ling⁶

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
² Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: chenx484@umn.edu.
³ Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
⁴ Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 303, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore; Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Dunedin, New Zealand; Cardiac Department, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University Heart Centre, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore; Cardiac Department, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University Heart Centre, Singapore.

PMID: 25880572
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.415

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Biomarkers; Case–control study; Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide; N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Area Under Curve
Atrial Fibrillation / blood*
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Natriuretic Factor / blood*
Biomarkers / blood
Case-Control Studies
Confidence Intervals
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography / methods
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Singapore
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / blood*
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / diagnosis

Substances

Biomarkers
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Atrial Natriuretic Factor