Why the study?
Does plasma BNP level predict cardiovascular mortality in patients admitted with acute heart failure?
Does plasma BNP level predict cardiovascular mortality in patients admitted with acute heart failure?
Plasma BNP testing provides independent short-term prognostic information for cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure and should be considered for risk stratification.
May aid short-term risk stratification in acute HF; leaves open whether BNP measurement improves outcomes.
A plasma BNP level has independent and at least short-term prognostic significance in patients admitted with acute heart failure. This non-invasive and readily available blood test should be considered for risk stratification in patients with acute heart failure.
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Yu et al. (1999) studied this question.
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