For those without follow-up in clinics, prognostic data were obtained from electric medical chart and telephone interviews. HF rehos- pitalization was predefined as HF readmission only if the criteria for HF readmission described in the American Col- lege of Cardiology/American Heart Association Key...
Methods: We prospectively evaluated consecutive HF patients in Stage A/B (stage A/B: 731/4,537) from the multicenter observational CHART-2 (Chronic Heart Failure Registry and Analysis in the Tohoku District-2) Study. Previous studies identified the following parameters for BNP levels: age, body...
Pfisterer M, Buser P, Rickli H. BNP-guided vs symptom-guided heart failure therapy: the Trial of Intensified vs Standard Medical Therapy in Elderly Patients With Congestive Heart Failure (TIME-CHF) randomized trial. JAMA. 2009; 301(4):383-92. PMID:19176440 Plichart M, Orvoën G, Jourdain...
Symptomatic patients who present with a BNP or NT-proBNP level within the normal reference range are highly unlikely to have CHF. Conversely, an elevated baseline level indicates the need for further cardiac assessment and indicates the patient is at increased risk for future heart failure and mort...
Title Direct Immunochemiluminescent Assay for proBNP and Total BNP in Human Plasma proBNP and Total BNP Levels in Normal and Heart Failure Background: Recent studies have shown that in addition to brain (or B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal proBNP fragment, levels of intact...
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device company which operates in the field of long-term percutaneous mechanical circulatory support to treat end-stage heart failure patients. The team’s vision is to bring to market the first long-term mechanical assist device to support RV failure without the need for open-heart surgery. ...
Conclusion An initial ED BNP level > 500pg/mL in a patient diagnosed with heart failure predicts an increased rate of 180 day readmission and mortality after an ED OU admission.doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.06.213P. Jois-BilowichJ. Sytron...