Objective To analyze the relation of BNP level with cardiac structure and function inrnelderly patients with or without coronary heart disease (CHD ) ,and its gender difference .MethodsrnOne hundred and ninety-three CHD patients with their age ≥60 years and 198 non-CHD patientsrnadmitted to our hospital from September 2010 to February 2012 served as a CHD group and arnnon-CHD group ,respectively ,in this study .Their plasma BNP and lipid levels were measured andrntheir renal and heart functions were detected .The relation of plasma BNP level with cardiac struc-rnture and function was compared .Results The age ,systolic blood pressure ,blood glucose level,rnplasma BNP level ,left atrial diameter ,interventricular septal thickness ,left ventricular diameter,rnmitral flow velocity E peak were significantly higher in CHD group than in non-CHD group (P展开▼
