PMID- 18364191
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080721
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1579-2242 (Electronic)
IS  - 0300-8932 (Linking)
VI  - 61
IP  - 2
DP  - 2008 Feb
TI  - [Usefulness of NT-ProBNP as a biomarker of clinical status in outpatients with 
      chronic heart failure].
PG  - 206-10
AB  - The role of the amino-terminal fragment of probrain natriuretic peptide 
      (NT-proBNP) in monitoring the clinical status of outpatients with chronic heart 
      failure has not yet been fully established. Fifty-nine patients with chronic 
      heart failure were followed up at an outpatient clinic. The serum NT-proBNP level 
      was measured and clinical status was assessed according to New York Heart 
      Association (NYHA) functional class and Framingham clinical criteria. A positive 
      correlation was found between the NT-proBNP level, NYHA functional class and 
      Framingham score (P< .001). Patients who presented with a Framingham score > 2 
      were more likely to be readmitted to hospital (31.8% vs. 0%; P< .001), to visit 
      an emergency department (36.4% vs. 5.4%; P=.002), or to die (13.6% vs. 0%; 
      P=.021). The NT-proBNP level was higher in patients who needed to be readmitted 
      to hospital (P=.004) and in those who attended an emergency department for 
      decompensation (P=.002).
FAU - Casado, Jesus M
AU  - Casado JM
AD  - Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, 
      Espana. casadocerrada@hotmail.com
FAU - Diaz, Ana
AU  - Diaz A
FAU - Suarez, Carmen
AU  - Suarez C
LA  - spa
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Utilidad del NT-proBNP como marcador biologico de la situacion clinica en 
      pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca cronica seguidos de forma ambulatoria.
PL  - Spain
TA  - Rev Esp Cardiol
JT  - Revista espanola de cardiologia
JID - 0404277
RN  - 0 (Biomarkers)
RN  - 0 (Peptide Fragments)
RN  - 0 (pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76))
RN  - 114471-18-0 (Natriuretic Peptide, Brain)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Biomarkers/blood
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Heart Failure/*blood/*diagnosis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/*blood
MH  - Peptide Fragments/*blood
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
EDAT- 2008/03/28 09:00
MHDA- 2008/07/22 09:00
CRDT- 2008/03/28 09:00
PHST- 2008/03/28 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/07/22 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/03/28 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 13116209 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008 Feb;61(2):206-10.