| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8257774 | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
NT-proBNP performs satisfactorily for the diagnosis of HF in very elderly patients. Proposed threshold couple, compared with the most used cutoffs, showed a gain in Sp and PPV with a slightly lower performance in Sn and NPV and with a decrease in the gray-area with the second one. Our data do not support the use of different NT-proBNP cutoffs depending on eGFR, Ht and CRP.
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Authors
Michele Bombelli, Alessandro Maloberti, Stefano Rossi, Federico Rea, Giovanni Corrao, Carlo Bonicelli Della Vite, Giuseppe Mancia, Guido Grassi,