Changes in BNP levels from discharge to 6-month visit predict subsequent outcomes in patients with acute heart failure.
Masayuki ShibaTakao KatoTakeshi MorimotoHidenori YakuYasutaka InuzukaYodo TamakiNeiko OzasaYuta SekoErika YamamotoYusuke YoshikawaTakeshi KitaiYugo YamashitaMoritake IguchiKazuya NagaoYuichi KawaseTakashi MorinagaMamoru ToyofukuYutaka FurukawaKenji AndoKazushige KadotaYukihito SatoYasuaki NakagawaKoichiro KuwaharaTakeshi KimuraPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Percent change in BNP was associated with a subsequent risk for a composite of all-cause death and hospitalization for HF after adjustment of the absolute BNP values, suggesting that observing the change in BNP levels, in addition to absolute BNP levels themselves, helps us to manage patient with HF.