Multiparametric approach to congestion for predicting long-term survival in heart failure.

CONCLUSIONS: BNP, ePVS, BIVA, and BUN/Cr at admission provide independent and complementary prognostic information in patients with HF and, when combined, explain the 40% risk of death in these patients independent from the acute or chronic HF condition. PMID: 31326239 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Cardiology - July 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Massari F, Scicchitano P, Iacoviello M, Passantino A, Guida P, Sanasi M, Piscopo A, Romito R, Valle R, Caldarola P, Ciccone MM Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research