Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation

Kristensen, SL; Jhund, PS; Mogensen, UM; Rorth, R; Abraham, WT; Desai, A; Dickstein, K; Rouleau, JL; Zile, MR; Swedberg, K; Packer, M; Solomon, SD; Kober, L; McMurray, JJV

McMurray, JJV (reprint author), Univ Glasgow, BHF Cardiovasc Res Ctr, 126 Univ Pl, Glasgow G12 8TA, Lanark, Scotland.

CIRCULATION-HEART FAILURE, 2017; 10 (10):

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) have higher circulating levels of NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuret......

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