Electrocardiographic Left Atrial Abnormality and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in a General Japanese Population: NIPPON DATA2010
Shoji S, Kohsaka S, Sawano M, Okamura T, Hirata A, Sugiyama D, Ohkubo T, Nakamura Y, Watanabe M, Kadota A, Ueshima H, Okayama A, Miura K, Group F. Electrocardiographic Left Atrial Abnormality and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in a General Japanese Population: NIPPON DATA2010. Journal Of Atherosclerosis And Thrombosis 2020, 28: 34-43. PMID: 32188793, PMCID: PMC7875149, DOI: 10.5551/jat.54171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture cardiovascular eventsBNP concentrationsCardiovascular eventsElevated BNPGeneral populationB-type natriuretic peptide concentrationsElectrocardiographic Left Atrial AbnormalityJapanese Circulation Society guidelinesB-type natriuretic peptideP-wave terminal forceContemporary general populationEarliest detectable markerElevated BNP concentrationsHistory of hypertensionNatriuretic peptide concentrationsJapanese populationGeneral population cohortHigher BNP concentrationsRepresentative Japanese populationGeneral Japanese populationLeft atrial abnormalityAtrial pressureElectrocardiogram (ECG) markersElectrocardiographic findingsNatriuretic peptide