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Heart 2004;90:725-726; doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.014787
Copyright © 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society
Heart 2004;90:725-726
© 2004 by BMJ Publishing Group & British Cardiac Society

EDITORIAL

B type natriuretic peptide testing: where are we now?

M R Cowie

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Professor Martin R Cowie
National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London SW3 6LY, UK; m.cowie{at}imperial.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

It is possible that plasma BNP measurement might be to heart failure what glycated haemoglobin measurement is to diabetes mellitus. Indeed, within 12–24 months, BNP testing might become a routine addition to the monitoring of patients with heart failure. In the meantime its main role is in helping to rule out heart failure in patients with new symptoms

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; BATTLE, SCARRED; BNP, assisted treatment to lessen serial cardiovascular readmissions and dealth; BNP, B type natriuretic peptide; MONICA, monitoring trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease; NICE, National Institute for Clinical Excellence; NTproBNP, N terminal proBNP; ROC, receiver operating characteristic; STARS, suivi du traitement dans I’insuffisance cardiaque systolique

Keywords: B type natriuretic peptide; BNP; heart failure


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