Utilidad de realizar una determinación de NT-PROBNP en pacientes estables ambulatorios con insuficiencia cardiaca crónica
- Montes Orbe, Pedro María
- Rueda Gutiérrez, Miguel
- Vitoria Vallejo, Yolanda
- Blanco Mata, Roberto
- Eguía Astóbiza, I.
- Barrenetxea Benguria, José Ignacio
ISSN: 0304-4858, 2173-2302
Year of publication: 2009
Volume: 106
Issue: 1
Pages: 5-8
Type: Article
More publications in: Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios
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Abstract
In order to discriminate the prognosis of ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure simple markers are needed. In this respect, brain natriuretic peptide has been shown useful. Also, the N-terminal portion of pro-brain natriuretic peptide, called NT-proBNP, has been shown of value to allow adequate discrimination of patients of highest risk in a population of advanced chronic heart failure referred for transplantation. We tried to establish the usefulness of an isolated measurement of NT-proBNP in the one year prognosis prediction of stable patients, with optimal treatment, in the setting of a habitual external consult, no a referent consult for patients with advanced chronic heart failure.