Clinical predictors of all-cause mortality in patients presenting to specialist heart failure clinic with raised NT-proBNP and no heart failure.
Andrew J SwiftSteven WoodAndrew J SwiftGraham FentNigel LewisDominic RogersAlexander M K RothmanAthanasios CharalampopoulosAbdallah Al-MohammadPublished in: ESC heart failure (2020)
Patients with no HF on echocardiography but raised NTproBNP suffer excess mortality particularly in the presence of certain clinical variables. Age, male gender, worsening CKD stage, presence of COPD, and dementia are independently associated with all-cause mortality in these patients. An NTproBNP > 627 pg/mL coupled with NYHA class could identify patients at greatest risk of death.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- prognostic factors
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- primary care
- computed tomography
- type diabetes
- mild cognitive impairment
- atrial fibrillation
- mental health
- cardiovascular disease
- acute heart failure
- cardiovascular events
- air pollution