Methods: BNP and ANP levels were estimated at rest and peak exercise.
Results: Treatment with beta-blockers was a strong independent predictor of an increase in natriuretic peptide concentrations at exercise. Patients with CAD show a much higher exercise release of ANP and BNP when administered beta-blockers. These high levels of peptides appear to protect diseased hearts against stress.

C. Pierre-Yves et al.
Objectives: During stress and exercise BNP levels rise and lower cardiac workload. That benefits patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study sought to identify determinants of exercise rise in BNP levels in patients with CAD.

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