Internationale Zeitschrift für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung

Usefulness of BNP in Monitoring Response to Treatment in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Alhaj EK, Alhaj EKN, Rahman I, Thirunahari N, Solanki P, Voudouris A, Hamirani K, Ghesani N, Gerula C, Oriscello RG, Klapholz M and Berkowitz RL

Usefulness of BNP in Monitoring Response to Treatment in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

This is a retrospective study that sought to analyze the usefulness of monitoring Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) levels, over time, to determine the response to treatment in patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH); the study also sought to determine if any of the echocardiographic and hemodynamic variables, measured at baseline, can predict a favorable response.