Factors associated with increased levels of brain natriuretic peptide and cardiac troponin I during the peripartum period.

BACKGROUND:We aimed to investigate the values and the changes of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and cardiac troponin in pregnant women. METHODS AND RESULTS:We prospectively collected the data of 405 pregnant women who were treated at Japanese general hospital between 2012 and 2013. We analyzed thei...

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Main Authors: Yuki Kimura, Takao Kato, Hiromi Miyata, Issei Sasaki, Eri Minamino-Muta, Yoshinori Nagasawa, Shigeharu Numao, Tadayoshi Nagano, Toshihiro Higuchi, Moriaki Inoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211982