05 September 2023>: Clinical Research
The Diagnostic Accuracy of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Soluble ST2 for Heart Failure in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Comparative Analysis
Hongzhen Ma 1BCDE , Jun Zhou 2BCD , Meng Zhang 1BF , Chun Shen 1BF , Zhifan Jiang 1BF , Tao Zhang 1ABCEFG* , Fei Gao 1ACDDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940641
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940641
Figure 1 Box plot of plasma concentrations of sST2 (A) and NT-proBNP (B) in patients with and without heart failure. Data are presented as medians with 25th and 75th percentiles. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. This figure was created using SPSS software (version 23.0; IBM SPSS, Armonk, NY, USA).