TY - JOUR T1 - B type natriuretic peptide testing: where are we now? JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - 725 LP - 726 DO - 10.1136/hrt.2003.014787 VL - 90 IS - 7 AU - M R Cowie Y1 - 2004/07/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/7/725.abstract N2 - 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 ER -