P013. BNP as a Predictor of Diuretic Nonadherence in 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions

Diuretic treatment effectively treats heart failure (HF), lowers brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and can reduce hospital readmissions, yet approximately 50% of HF patients do not take medications as prescribed. Additionally, 25% of HF hospital readmissions are thought to be preventable and associated with imperfect adherence to prescribed medications. One barrier to solving this problem is the lack of an objective marker for identifying or gauging diuretic-taking habits in the HF patient. Better understanding of the impact of imperfect diuretic adherence on BNP provides insight into the significance of taking diuretics as prescribed to 30-day HF readmissions and the usefulness of BNP in identifying patients at-risk for diuretic nonadherence.
Source: Heart and Lung - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tags: Research Source Type: research