Perindopril-based blood pressure-lowering therapy reduces amino-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in individuals with cerebrovascular disease.

OBJECTIVE: The plasma amino-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level predicted congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, and ischaemic stroke in participants of the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS), a placebo-controlled study of the effects of...

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Main Authors: Campbell, D, Woodward, M, Chalmers, J, Colman, SA, Jenkins, A, Kemp, B, Neal, B, Patel, A, MacMahon, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007