@article{b21af1caa1554463a68f8e1d0fc03a6b,
title = "NT-proBNP, echocardiographic abnormalities and subclinical coronary artery disease in high risk type 2 diabetic patients",
abstract = "Intensive multifactorial treatment aimed at prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease may reduce left ventricular (LV) echocardiographic abnormalities in diabetic subjects. Plasma N-terminal (NT)-proBNP predicts CV mortality in diabetic patients but the association between P-NT-proBNP and the putative residual abnormalities in such patients are not well described. This study examined echocardiographic measurements of LV hypertrophy, atrial dilatation and LV dysfunction and their relation to P-NT-proBNP levels or subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) in type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria receiving intensive multifactorial treatment.",
keywords = "Aged, Albuminuria, Asymptomatic Diseases, Biological Markers, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Denmark, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Echocardiography, Doppler, Female, Heart Atria, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain, Odds Ratio, Peptide Fragments, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left",
author = "Henrik Reinhard and Hansen, {Peter R} and Niels Wiinberg and Andreas Kj{\ae}r and Petersen, {Claus L} and Kaj Winther and Hans-Henrik Parving and Peter Rossing and Jacobsen, {Peter K}",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1186/1475-2840-11-19",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "19",
journal = "Cardiovascular Diabetology",
issn = "1475-2840",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd",
}