The Challenges of NT-proBNP Testing in HFpEF: Shooting Arrows in the Wind

JACC Heart Fail. 2020 May;8(5):382-385. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.003. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Authors

James L Januzzi Jr¹, Peder L Myhre²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School. Boston, Massachusetts; Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jjanuzzi@partners.org.
² Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 32241618
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.03.003

No abstract available

Keywords: HFpEF; NT-proBNP; heart failure; natriuretic peptides.

Publication types

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Comment

MeSH terms

Aminobutyrates
Biphenyl Compounds
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Humans
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain*
Peptide Fragments
Stroke Volume
Valsartan
Wind

Substances

Aminobutyrates
Biphenyl Compounds
Peptide Fragments
pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
sacubitril
Valsartan