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Does NT-proBNP-guided therapy improve structural and functional echocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic heart failure due to LVSD compared to standard of care?
Does NT-proBNP-guided therapy improve structural and functional echocardiographic parameters in patients with chronic heart failure due to LVSD compared to standard of care?
NT-proBNP-guided care improves structural and functional echocardiographic parameters more than standard of care in patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Supports potential structural benefits of NT-proBNP-guided care in HF with LVSD; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
NT-proBNP concentrations may serve as a non-invasive indicator of the state of cardiac structure and function in HF due to LVSD. Multiple, prognostically meaningful echocardiographic variables improved more significantly in patients treated with NT-proBNP-guided care vs. SOC.
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