Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 115-126

  Sarzani, Riccardo ^a,b   Spannella, Francesco ^a,b   Giulietti, Federico ^a,b   Balietti, Paolo ^a,b   Cocci, Guido ^a,b   Bordicchia, Marica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac natriuretic peptides; Cardiovascular risk; Hypertension; Metabolism; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM BALANCE; THERMOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85019984082     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40292-017-0196-1     Document Type: Article

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