| Title
of the article |
B-type natriuretic peptide signal peptide circulates in human blood: evaluation as a potential biomarker of cardiac ischemia. |
| Authors |
Siriwardena M, Kleffmann T, Ruygrok P, Cameron VA, Yandle TG, Nicholls MG, Richards AM, Pemberton CJ. |
| Journal
|
Circulation. 2010 Jul 20;122(3):255-64. Epub 2010 Jul 6. |
| Subject
Consultant |
F. Mallamaci |
| Score
(1 to 3 stars) |
*** |
| Comments |
New biomarkers for myocardial infarction are a real priority. BNPsp has been found to exist as a distinct entity in the human circulation and could serve as a new class of circulating biomarker with the potential to accelerate the clinical diagnosis of cardiac ischemia and myocardial infarction. |
