Natriuretic peptides for guiding heart failure therapy.
Use of natriuretic peptide to guide heart failure therapy represents a promising option. Although natriuretic peptides provide accurate diagnostic and independent incremental prognostic information, their use to gauge and titrate therapy is not yet fully realized.
Rehman
Shafiq U
SU
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Januzzi
James L
JL
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D045265:Natriuretic Peptides