NT-PROBNP PREDICTS MORTALITY IN ELDERLY AND VERY ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE

2018
Heart failure (HF) prevalence among elderly will boost in the near future. NT-proBNP is a powerful diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in HF, despite its circulating concentrations are influenced by age and comorbidities (in particular renal dysfunction) which are more frequent with advanced age.
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