Abstract:Background: Heart failure represents a major health problem leading to considerable mortality morbidity. High total homocysteine concentrations have been related to increased risk of atherosclerosis and its sequel, including coronary heart disease, cardiovascular mortality, and stroke. Brain Natriuretic peptide is a member of a group of peptide hormones similar in structure, used as a specific marker for diagnosing heart failure. This marker increases gradually with the progression of the grade of heart failur… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.