Why the study?
Does circulating brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) predict five-year mortality in the general elderly population?
Population
n=541 subjects from the 85 year old general population in Gothenburg, Sweden, investigated for the presence…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
five years
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BNP may refine mortality risk assessment in the elderly; leaves open whether it improves clinical decision-making over standard models.
Does circulating brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) predict five-year mortality in the general elderly population?
Circulating BNP is a significant predictor of five-year mortality in the elderly general population, independent of known cardiovascular disease.
Wallén et al. (1997) studied this question.
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