Acute systolic heart failure with normal admission BNP: clinical features and outcomes.

Journal: International journal of cardiology
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute systolic heart failure (HF) and normal admission B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has not been previously explored.

Authors

  • Hesham R Omar
    Internal Medicine Department, Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa, USA. Electronic address: hesham.omar@apogeephysicians.com.
  • Maya Guglin
    Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.