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The Association Between NT-Pro BNP, Nephropathy and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study measured a heart blood test called NT-proBNP in people with type 2 diabetes who had no known heart failure. It checked whether higher levels went along with kidney damage, protein in the urine (albuminuria), and trouble in the lining of the blood vessels, across different stages of kidney impairment. Everyone was measured at a single point in time, so any pattern found is a link, not proof that one causes the other. The value here is spotting risk earlier, not treating it.

Who did this work

Ishak N · Eddy Warman N'A · Raja Shariff REF · Chen XW · Abdul Ghani R

Source

Article · PubMed, Reducing protein and albumin in urine · 2026 Sep 1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42677690/