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Does NT-proBNP testing add further information for guiding therapy in heart failure patients?

April 26, 2017failure Guiding heart nt-probnp Patients Testing therapy

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Does NT-proBNP testing add further information for guiding therapy in heart failure patients?

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Yes. It has been shown that monitoring therapy guided by NT-proBNP values reduces mortality and re-hospitalisation in patients with ventricular dysfunction in comparison with guiding therapy according to clinical signs and symptoms.