13 research outputs found

    Influence of cigarette smoking on cardiac biomarkers: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: Smoking and cardiac biomarkers

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    Cigarette smoking has been associated with incident heart failure independent of coronary artery disease (CAD), but the mechanisms linking smoking to cardiac damage are not well understood. This study sought to evaluate the relationship between smoking and N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-ProBNP) and high-sensitivity Troponin T (hs-TnT), respective biomarkers of myocardial wall stress and injury, in a large community-based cohort

    Left atrial structure and function in cardiac amyloidosis

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    Although cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is characterized by significant left atrial (LA) dilatation, the characteristics of LA function remain to be fully investigated
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