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ACC/AHA: 2009 Heart Failure Dx & Mgmt

By Patrick on October 19, 2009 10:25 PM | No Comments

3. Recommendations for the Initial Clinical Assessment of Patients Presenting With Heart Failure

Class IIa, number 9.

Measurement of natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) can be useful in the evaluation of patients presenting in the urgent care setting in whom the clinical diagnosis of HF is uncertain. Measurement of natriuretic peptides can be useful in risk stratification (Level of Evidence: A) 

3. Recommendations for Serial Clinical Assessment of Patients Presenting With Heart Failure

Class IIb, number 1.

The value of serial measurements of BNP to guide therapy for patients with HF is not well established (Level of Evidence: C)

 

2009 Focused Update: ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 53: 1343.

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