Journal article
Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP in the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate BNP and NT-proBNP to: (a) identify determinants, (b) establish their diagnostic performance in heart failure (HF) patients, (c) determine their predictive ability with respect to mortality and other cardiac endpoints, and (d) determine their value in monitoring HF treatment.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, and AMED from 1989 to February 2005 were searched …
Authors
Balion C; Santaguida PL; Hill S; Worster A; McQueen M; Oremus M; McKelvie R; Booker L; Fagbemi J; Reichert S
Journal
Evidence Report Technology Assessment, , No. 142, pp. 1–147
Publication Date
September 2006
ISSN
1530-4396