Author/Authors :
Wu، نويسنده , , Alan H.B. and Smith، نويسنده , , Andrew and Wieczorek، نويسنده , , Stacey and Mather، نويسنده , , Jeffrey F. and Duncan، نويسنده , , Bret and White، نويسنده , , C.Michael and McGill، نويسنده , , Carol and Katten، نويسنده , , Deb and Heller، نويسنده , , Gary، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Given the limitations of low enrollments, this study suggests that a change of 130% for B-type natiuretic peptide (BNP) and 90% for N-terminal (NT)-proBNP are necessary before results of serially collected data can be considered statistically different. This study also shows that there are important differences in the performance of BNP versus NT-proBNP in monitoring patients with congestive heart failure that need to be further explored.
