The role of b-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure management
Journal article
Newton, Phillip, Betihavas, Vasiliki and Macdonald, Peter. (2009). The role of b-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure management. Australian Critical Care. 22(3), pp. 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2009.06.001
Authors | Newton, Phillip, Betihavas, Vasiliki and Macdonald, Peter |
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Abstract | Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that manifests itself with signs and symptoms which are neither sensitive nor specific for the diagnosis of heart failure. Natriuretic peptides and in particular b-type natriuretic peptide (and nt-proBNP) are widely used in clinical practice around the world as a maker of heart failure. BNP is primarily released from the left ventricle in response to pressure and volume overload. The strongest evidence for the use of BNP is to rule in or rule out heart failure as cause of breathlessness in people who present to the emergency room. There is enthusiasm for use of BNP as a marker of heart failure severity as well as a predictor of outcomes in people with heart failure and trials are ongoing. Nesiritide, a recombinant form of BNP is currently being tested as a possible treatment in people with acutely decompensated heart failure. |
Keywords | Heart failure; b-Type natriuretic peptide |
Year | 01 Jan 2009 |
Journal | Australian Critical Care |
Journal citation | 22 (3), pp. 117-123 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 1036-7314 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2009.06.001 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.australiancriticalcare.com/article/S1036-7314(09)00086-1/abstract#articleInformation |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 117-123 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Jul 2009 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Jun 2009 |
Deposited | 03 May 2024 |
Additional information | © 2009 Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Place of publication | Ireland |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9068v/the-role-of-b-type-natriuretic-peptide-in-heart-failure-management
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