TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and elevated N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide
T2 - a 10-year analysis from the Copenhagen Hospital Heart Failure Study
AU - Carlsen, Christian Malchau
AU - Bay, Morten
AU - Kirk, Vibeke
AU - Gøtze, Jens Peter
AU - Køber, Lars
AU - Nielsen, Olav Wendelboe
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological features and prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and to compare these findings with those from patients with reduced ejection fraction. Furthermore the effects of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) requirement in the heart failure diagnosis were assessed by repeating the analyses in the subgroup of patients with elevated NT-proBNP.
AB - The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological features and prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and to compare these findings with those from patients with reduced ejection fraction. Furthermore the effects of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) requirement in the heart failure diagnosis were assessed by repeating the analyses in the subgroup of patients with elevated NT-proBNP.
U2 - 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs003
DO - 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs003
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22315457
SN - 1388-9842
VL - 14
SP - 240
EP - 247
JO - European Journal of Heart Failure
JF - European Journal of Heart Failure
IS - 3
ER -