Journal article
Evaluation of natriuretic peptide recommendations in heart failure clinical practice guidelines
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The B-type naturietic peptides (NPs) are associated with heart failure (HF). This investigation was designed to evaluate heart failure clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations for the use of NPs.
METHODS: A search for English language CPGs for HF published since 2011 was conducted. A search for systematic reviews (SR) and meta-analysis for NPs in HF was conducted for the years 2004-2012. Each HF CPG was evaluated by two …
Authors
Simons JE; Don-Wauchope AC
Journal
Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 8–15
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.08.022
ISSN
0009-9120