Journal article
Monitoring the response to pharmacologic therapy in patients with stable chronic heart failure: Is BNP or NT-proBNP a useful assessment tool?
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: B-type natriuretic peptides are biomarkers of heart failure (HF) that can decrease following treatment. We sought to determine whether B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) concentration changes occurred in parallel to changes in other measures of heart failure following treatment.
METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of the literature for studies that assessed B-type natriuretic peptide measurements …
Authors
Balion CM; McKelvie RS; Reichert S; Santaguida P; Booker L; Worster A; Raina P; McQueen MJ; Hill S
Journal
Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 41, No. 4-5, pp. 266–276
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.10.006
ISSN
0009-9120