Why the study?
Do temporal patterns of NT-proBNP, HsTNT, and CRP predict adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
263 patients with chronic heart failure, mean age 67 ± 12 years, 72% men.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 2.2 years
Authors
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May aid prognostication via serial NT-proBNP/CRP in chronic HF; hypothesis-generating, prospective trials needed before practice change.
Do temporal patterns of NT-proBNP, HsTNT, and CRP predict adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure?
Serial measurements of NT-proBNP and CRP provide independent prognostic value for adverse outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure.
Boven et al. (2017) studied this question.
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