September 14, 2005Circulation460 citations
View Full PaperACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult—Summary Article
Structured PICO
P
Population
Adults with chronic heart failure
I
Intervention
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) assays
The 2005 ACC/AHA guideline update clarifies that both BNP and NT-proBNP assays provide clinically similar information for the assessment of chronic heart failure.
Abstract
The writing committee intended BNP to indicate B-type natriuretic peptide rather than a specific type of assay.Assessment can be made using assays for BNP or N-terminal proBNP.The two types of assays yield clinically similar information.