Low Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Toru KondoRoss CampbellPardeep S JhundInder S AnandPeter E CarsonCarolyn S P LamSanjiv J ShahMuthiah VaduganathanFaiez ZannadMichael R ZileScott D SolomonJohn J V McMurrayPublished in: JACC. Heart failure (2024)
Almost one-quarter of patients with HF with mildly reduced/preserved ejection fraction had a low NT-proBNP level. Although these patients have a favorable prognosis, compared to those with a high NT-proBNP level, they have similarly impaired health status which should be a target for treatment. (Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function [I- PRESERVE]; NCT00095238).