Natriuretic peptides – Cardiology MCQ
Wrong statement about natriuretic peptides:
- Secreted by ventricular myocytes in response to stretch
- NT-proBNP has a shorter half-life
- NT-proBNP levels reflect the mean values of left ventricular filling pressures over the previous 12 hours
- BNP has vasodilative, diuretic and natriuretic activity
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Johnson Francis
Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal
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