DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old woman with a diagnosis of heart failure. My B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level is ...
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) as well as its N-terminal fragment (NT-proBNP) can provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with acute dyspnea and chronic heart failure.
Luís Beck-da-Silva, MD; Adolfo de Bold, PhD, FRSC; Ross A. Davies, MD, FRCPC; Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD, FRCPC; Terrence D. Ruddy, MD, FRCPC; Margaret Fraser, RN ...
Retired GP and past president of the PCCS Dr Jim Moore examines the evidence on NT-proBNP testing, making the case for doing ...
Heart failure means the heart is not pumping blood as well as it should. It does not mean the heart has stopped working. Instead, the heart may be too weak to pump strongly or too stiff to fill ...
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