Prognostic value of pathogenetic therapy-induced changes in NT-proBNP in patients with chronic heart failure

Abstract

Aim. To study the prognostic value of therapy-induced changes in plasma NT-proBNP levels in patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Subjects and methods. The study covered 84 patients aged 23 to 70 years (mean 54±8.1 years) with LV systolic dysfunction (an ejection fraction of

Keywords

• nt-probnp
• left ventricular systolic dysfunction
• prognosis
• chronic heart failure
• nt-probnp