Prognosis and NT-proBNP in heart failure patients with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction.
Khibar SalahSusan StienenYigal M PintoLuc W EurlingsMarco MetraAntoni Bayes-GenisValerio VerdianiJan G P TijssenWouter E KokPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2019)
Our study highlights-after demonstrating that NT-proBNP levels confer the same relative risk information in HFpEF as in HFrEF-the possibility that comorbidities contribute relatively more to prognosis in patients with HFpEF with lower NT-proBNP levels than in patients with HFrEF.