Juice Apples is a term used to describe the best types of apples to use for producing apple juice. There are several factors that go into deciding what best means. Jump down the page a bit to the Juice Apples list section to see the list of apple varieties considered good for juicing.
Nineteen studies showed that elevated BNP levels in patients with heart failure are associated with an increased risk of death or cardiovascular events. 33 Pooled results from five studies showed that a BNP increase of 100 pg per mL caused a 35 percent increase in risk of death.
One major reason for BNP release is stretch of the heart muscle cells--BNP is a hormone that causes the body to release water and salt, and it also lowers blood pressure, so in essence what the heart is doing by releasing BNP when it is stretched is to counter-balance the stretch it is seeing.