Low prevalence of B-type natriuretic peptide levels <100 pg/mL in patients with heart failure at hospital discharge

In clinically stable patients with a recent admission for decompensated HF, only 10% had BNP levels ≥100 pg/mL. These patients with low BNP levels seemed to have less severe HF and more frequently had preserved systolic function compared with patients with BNP levels ≥100 pg/mL.