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The role of brain natriuretic peptides as a marker for diagnosing cardiac syncope: A narrative review

Hamideh Feiz Disfani 1
Mostafa Kamandi 2, *
Kazem Rahmani 3

  1. Assistant Professor of emergency medicine, department of emergency medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  2. Fellowship of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  3. Student of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Iran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence to: Mostafa Kamandi, Fellowship of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal medicine, Mashhad University of medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: kazem3293@gmail.com.
Volume & Issue: Vol. 5 No. 12 (2018) | Page No.: 2904-2909 | DOI: 10.15419/bmrat.v5i12.509
Published: 2018-12-25

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Abstract

Cardiac disease is the second common cause of syncope in emergency departments. Patients with Cardiac syncope have a higher risk of mortality than those who have a non-cardiac problem. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a cardiac marker has not thoroughly been evaluated in patients with syncope. This article focuses on the studies that have assessed BNP and NT-pro-BNP in cardiac and non-cardiac syncope patients in emergency departments.

Keywords: Brain Natriuretic Peptide Cardiac Emergency departments Syncope
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