Association Between Changes in Serum N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality - The Hisayama Study.
BACKGROUND Few epidemiological studies have investigated the association between changes in serum N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and mortality in the general Asian population. METHODS AND RESULTS We followed 2,703 community-dwelling Japanese residents aged ≥40 years who had serum NT-proBNP conc...