Browsing by Subject "NT-proBNP"
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Cardiac stress and cardiovascular risk markers : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Motivation - Pathological cardiac remodelling is a manifestation of end-organ damage and can be characterised by myocyte death and myocyte hypertrophy. An increased hemodynamic burden may follow the cardiac remodelling ... -
Electrical and cardiac stress reactivity associations with pre-clinical target organ damage : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation: People’s physiological adaptive responses to chronic stressful environments have been persistently associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and co-morbidities. An inability to ... -
Longitudinal changes of cardiac troponin and inflammation reflect progressive myocyte stretch and likelihood for hypertension in a Black male cohort: the SABPA study
(Springer, 2019)Inflammation was cross-sectionally associated with subclinical wall remodeling and hypertension. Whether longitudinal changes (∆) in inflammation, myocyte injury (troponin T), and stretch (N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic ... -
N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovascular function in Africans and Caucasians: the SAfrEIC study
(Elsevier, 2012)Background This study compared NT-proBNP levels and the association with cardiovascular markers between Africans and Caucasians from South Africa. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 201 Africans and 255 Caucasians ... -
NT-proBNP is associated with fibulin-1 in Africans: The SAfrEIC study
(Elsevier, 2012)Objectives The N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is involved in the regulation of volume load and secreted when systemic cardiac overload occurs. Fibulin-1 on the other hand is a component of ... -
N–terminal prohormone B–type natriuretic peptide, inflammation and the vasculature : exploring the links in a bi–ethnic South African population
(North-West University, 2012)Cardiovascular disease states including hypertension and vascular stiffness are precursors of cardiac damage such as heart failure. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease among the African population in South Africa is ... -
QTc prolongation, increased NT-proBNP and pre-clinical myocardial wall remodeling in excessive alcohol consumers: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2018)Alcohol contributes greatly to vascular and structural modifications. Due to differences in the metabolism and tolerance of alcohol between ethnic groups, the manner of these modifications may differ. We investigated the ... -
Retinal vasculature reactivity during flicker light provocation, cardiac stress and stroke risk in Africans: the SABPA study
(Springer, 2019)Structural and functional similarities exist between the retinal, cerebral and, as previously suggested, the coronary microvasculature. Retinal microvascular structure and functionality (in response to flicker-light-indu ...
