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Using BNP to diagnose, manage, and treat heart failure
1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. hobbsr@ccf.org
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|April 19, 2003
Abstract:
A rapid assay for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) not only can be used to diagnose heart failure, it can help the clinician evaluate effectiveness of therapy, determine when discharge from the hospital is appropriate, and estimate prognosis. A synthetic formulation of BNP (nesiritide) is used to treat decompensated heart failure, resulting in improved hemodynamics and symptoms.