Journal article
BNP and NT‐proBNP predict echocardiographic severity of diastolic dysfunction
Abstract
AIMS: To evaluate the best combination of clinical parameters and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP), to predict diastolic dysfunction (DD) in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-PLEF) as determined by Doppler-echocardiography.
METHODS AND RESULTS: HF patients with EF >40% in the CHARM Echocardiographic Substudy were included and classified to have normal diastolic function, or …
Authors
Grewal J; McKelvie R; Lonn E; Tait P; Carlsson J; Gianni M; Jarnert C; Persson H
Journal
European Journal of Heart Failure, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 252–259
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
3 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.01.017
ISSN
1388-9842