B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Predicting Short-term Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Preliminary Report

Objective. This study was designed to investigate the usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in predicting the short-tenn mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods. A total of 106 pa- tients with ACS, whose blood BNP concentration were measured with Triage BNP test, within 1 - 3 days after on- set of ischemic symptoms, were divided into two groups: the survival and the non-survival group, according to the results of 4-week follow-up. Results. The blood BNP concentration was significantly higher in the non-survival than in the survival (P更多