Performance of BNP and NT-proBNP for diagnosis of heart failure in primary care patients: a systematic review

RA Booth, SA Hill, A Don-Wauchope, PL Santaguida… - Heart failure …, 2014 - Springer
National and international guidelines have been published recommending the use of
natriuretic peptides as an aid to the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) in acute settings; …

[HTML][HTML] Heart failure in nursing homes: A scoping review of educational interventions for optimising care provision

J McMahon, DR Thompson, J Cameron… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Heart failure has an estimated global prevalence of 64.3 million cases, with an
average age of a person living with heart failure at 75.2 years. Approximately 20% of …

High prevalence of undetected heart failure in long‐term care residents: findings from the Heart Failure in Care Homes (HFinCH) study

HC Hancock, H Close, JM Mason… - European journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Diagnosis of heart failure in older people in long‐term care is challenging because of
co‐morbidities, cognitive deficit, polypharmacy, immobility, and poor access to services. This …

Baseline plasma NT-proBNP and clinical characteristics: results from the irbesartan in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction trial

RS Mckelvie, M Komajda, J Mcmurray, M Zile… - Journal of cardiac …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: N-terminal B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is usually elevated in
heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (EF). Less is known about NT …

Distribution of plasma cardiac troponin I values in healthy subjects: pathophysiological considerations

A Clerico, A Fortunato, A Ripoli, C Prontera… - Clinical chemistry and …, 2008 - degruyter.com
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of cardiac troponin I (cTnI)
values, measured by the ADVIA TnI-Ultra method (Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics …

Can brain natriuretic peptide be used to guide the management of patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction? The wrong way to identify new …

M Packer - Circulation: Heart Failure, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Physicians make the diagnosis of heart failure when patients present with exercise
intolerance that is limited by dyspnea, fatigue, or both and that can be attributed to an …

Clinical relevance of a raised plasma N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide level in a population‐based cohort of nonagenarians

B Vaes, W De Ruijter, J Degryse… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether plasma N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐
proBNP) remains a specific marker of cardiac illness in very old age and can be used to …

B-type natriuretic peptide can predict the medium-term risk in patients with acute heart failure and preserved systolic function

R Valle, N Aspromonte, M Feola, M Milli, C Canali… - Journal of cardiac …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Half of patients with heart failure (HF) have preserved left ventricular
ejection fraction (LVEF). Neurohormonal activation characterizes the disease and …

N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide as a diagnostic test for ventricular dysfunction in patients with coronary disease: data from the heart and soul study

DCM Corteville, K Bibbins-Domingo… - Archives of internal …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Background N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) testing is useful for
diagnosing acute decompensated heart failure. Whether NT-proBNP can be used to detect …

Plasma NT-proBNP as predictor of change in functional status, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus study

PG van Peet, AJM de Craen, J Gussekloo, W de Ruijter - Age, 2014 - Springer
In the aging society, it is important to identify very old persons at high risk of functional
decline, cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, traditional risk markers lose their …