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Published on: July 25, 2019
The role of brain natriuretic peptide in population screening
Liselotte N Dyrbye1, Margaret M Redfield
1Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Abstract:
While measurement of plasma BNP concentration has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of heart failure, its role as a screening test for detection of pre-clinical ventricular remodeling or dysfunction in the general population has not been established. Here we review available population-based studies assessing the predictive characteristics of BNP for the detection of pre-clinical structural heart disease (Stage B Heart Failure).
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