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Published in final edited form as: Med Clin North Am. 2008 Jan;92(1):17–ix. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.09.002

Table 5.

Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Risk of CVD: Framingham Study

CVD Event	% increase in CVD Per SD Increment	M-V H.R^# > 80^th Percentile
Heart Failure	77%	3.1^**
Arial Fibrillation	66%	1.9^*
Stroke/TIA	53%	2.0^*
First CV Event	28%	1.8^*
Death	27%	1.6^*

Peptide Levels not significantly related to CHD

Adjusted for: age, diabetes, BP, smoking, creatinine, LV mass and systolic function. 80^th percentile BNP: women 23.3 pg/ml, men 20 pg/ml

P<.05,

^**

P<.01

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