Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and hemodynamic parameters measured by impedance cardiography in patients with essential hypertension

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of NT-proBNP with clinical and hemodynamic assessment in 156 patients with arterial hypertension. NT-proBNP correlated positively with, i.e. age (r = 0.310, p = 0.00008), mean blood pressure (MBP; r = 0.199, p = 0.0136), Heather index (HI; r = 0.375, p