Circulating CD34-Positive Cell Number Is Associated With Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
- Sadanori Okada, MD1,
- Hisashi Makino, MD, PHD1,
- Ayako Nagumo, MD1,
- Takako Sugisawa, MD, PHD1,
- Muneya Fujimoto, MD, PHD1,
- Ichiro Kishimoto, MD, PHD1,
- Yoshihiro Miyamoto, MD, PHD1,
- Akie Kikuchi-Taura2,
- Toshihiro Soma, MD2,
- Akihiko Taguchi, MD, PHD3 and
- Yasunao Yoshimasa, MD, PHD1
- 1Department of Atherosclerosis, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
- 2Department of Hematology, Osaka Minami National Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
- 3Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Hisashi Makino, MD, Atherosclerosis, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. E-mail: makinoh{at}hsp.ncvc.go.jp
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Correlation between CD34+ cell numbers and plasma BNP levels (A) and correlation between CD34+ cell numbers and LVMI (B) in type 2 diabetic patients (n = 26).
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Circulating CD34-Positive Cell Number Is Associated With Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
