Natriuretic peptides and chronic heart failure in arterial hypertension patients

Abstract

The review is devoted to natriuretic peptides perspectives in left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction assessment and LV hypertrophy diagnostics in arterial hypertension (AH) patients. The data describing possible antihypertensive therapy effects on brain natriuretic peptide level in AH patients are presented.

Keywords

• natriuretic peptides
• left ventricular dysfunction
• arterial hypertension