Superiority of proatrial natriuretic peptide in the prognostic power in patients with acute decompensated heart failure on hospital admission: comparison with B-type natriuretic peptide and other natriuretic peptide forms.

Circulating levels of pro-ANP are strongly associated with LV function and clinical outcomes of patients with ADHF. These findings suggest that during the acute phases of HF, pro-ANP has a prognostic power comparable with NT-pro-BNP independently of renal function.