title: Natriuretic peptides for guiding heart failure therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Shafiq U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Januzzi
mesh_terms: D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D045265:Natriuretic Peptides