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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Jun 10;3(7):513–519. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.02.008

Figure 2. Central illustration. Consequences of natriuretic peptide deficiency.

Figure 2

Natriuretic peptides are cardiac derived hormones that affect target organs resulting in cardiometabolic protective effects. Relative deficiencies of natriuretic peptides are associated with adverse phenotypes.