Natriuretic peptide testing in high-risk pregnancy: a preventive opportunity?
Curr Heart Fail Rep
; 11(4): 471-6, 2014 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25260544
Natriuretic peptide testing has been widely utilized in the heart failure and cardiac patient population, but there is limited utilization during pregnancy. Patients with hypertensive diseases of pregnancy have been shown to experience elevation of circulating natriuretic peptide levels compared to normal pregnancies, especially in the setting of preeclampsia. Natriuretic peptide testing can be utilized in patients presenting with signs and symptoms suspicious of heart failure in order to rule out underlying cardiac causes. Meanwhile, monitoring natriuretic peptide levels in those with established heart diseases (both congenital and acquired) may facilitate careful management of cardiac status during the course of pregnancy. Further investigations in the judicious use of selected medications (particularly loop diuretics) in the setting of elevated natriuretic peptide levels are warranted.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez
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Biomarcadores
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Gravidez de Alto Risco
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Natriuréticos
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article