Clinical ResearchNT-proBNP for Risk Prediction in Heart Failure: Identification of Optimal Cutoffs Across Body Mass Index Categories
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Key Words
body mass index
chronic heart failure
NT-proBNP
obesity
outcome
Abbreviations and Acronyms
BMI
body mass index
eGFR
estimated glomerular filtration rate
HF
heart failure
LVEF
left ventricular ejection fraction
NT-proBNP
N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide
SHR
subdistribution hazard ratio
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Drs. Vergaro and Gentile contributed equally to this work.
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