RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BNP AND CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICITY

Karakilic E., Solakoglu G. A., Karakilic I. D.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.32, sa.6, ss.1791-1796, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2016_6_165
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1791-1796
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: Nowadays, referrals to emergency departments due to intoxication remain to be important in terms of mortality and morbidity. Among these intoxications, cases with cardiac involvement should be closely monitored. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is considered as a sensitive marker of cardiac dysfunction at recent years measurement of BNP levels provides considerable information about cardiac functions in a short time. In the present study, it is aimed to evaluate the relationship between blood Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) level and severity of intoxication in order to identify cardiac dysfunction caused by intoxication with cardiotoxic agents.