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The relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide and health status in patients with heart failure.

Luther SA, McCullough PA, Havranek EP, Rumsfeld JS, Jones PG, Heidenreich PA, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Krumholz HM, Weintraub WS, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA. J Card Fail. 2005; 11 (6): 414-21

Although B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels have been proposed as a means of assessing disease severity in patients with heart failure, it is not known if BNP levels are correlated with health status (symptom burden, functional limitation, and quality of life).

PubMedID: 16105631