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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: A New Tool in the Armamentarium Used to Accurately Diagnose Heart Failure

Nearly 5 million Americans have heart failure (HF). Making a correct diagnosis early is an important component in the multifaceted approach to detection and/or treatment of this disease. The US Food ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Heart Failure

To the Editor: Maisel et al. (July 18 issue) 1 suggest the usefulness of measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute dyspnea, but ...
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Usefulness of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Twenty patients (age 50 ± 14, range 20 70 years) were enrolled. Twelve patients had idiopathic PAH and eight patients were diagnosed with PAH due to secondary causes (collagen vascular, portopulmonary ...
Nature

Amino Terminal pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Are Elevated in the Cord Blood of Neonates With Congenital Heart Defect

This prospective study investigates whether amino terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels are elevated in neonates with congenital heart defect (CHD). NT-proBNP levels in the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

BNP Levels May Not Be Effective Prognostic Tool for Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Using VADs

While B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels remain high in patients with end-stage heart failure with cardiogenic shock, these levels lose their prognostic value in patients using ventricular assist ...