BNP and NT-proBNP dynamics lag behind clinical decongestion in early acute heart failure, meaning routine serial measurements at short intervals provide no incremental clinical value.
Do routine serial natriuretic peptide measurements add incremental clinical value in the early phase of acute heart failure?
Routine serial natriuretic peptide measurements at very short time intervals are unlikely to add incremental clinical value in the early phase of acute heart failure.
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In a controlled acute volume overload setting, BNP and NT-proBNP provide comparable information, but their short-term dynamics lag behind clinical decongestion. Routine serial NP measurements at very short time intervals are unlikely to add incremental clinical value in the early phase of acute HF.
Bruno et al. (Sat,) reported a other. BNP and NT-proBNP dynamics lag behind clinical decongestion in early acute heart failure, meaning routine serial measurements at short intervals provide no incremental clinical value.