title: [Inventory of the use of natriuretic peptides in France].
abstract: Since the introduction of routine assay for natriuretic peptides (NP), there is an increasing number of clinical applications for these assays. Due to the continuously increasing number of prescription of those tests, a reappraisal of the use of natriuretic peptide assays, namely BNP and NT-proBNP in France was necessary. This was achieved through a national survey to obtain a detailed description of NP prescription and realization by French laboratories. A questionnaire was sent in April 2010 to hospital and private clinical chemists. Statistical analysis of results concerned 584 answers. This survey demonstrated an equivalent use of BNP and NT-proBNP both in public or private laboratories together with a huge heterogeneity of tests used within labs. Medical prescription heterogeneity both in public or private sectors confirms the large implication of those tests in clinical diagnosis. These assays are not yet standardized, so clinicians and biologists should be very careful when interpreting the results for diagnostic or therapeutic monitoring.
authors: Centre Hospitalier St Joseph-St Luc, Laboratoire de biologie, Lyon, France. delphine.collin_chavagnac@bbox.fr
authors: Delphine
authors: D
authors: Collin-Chavagnac
authors: Jean-François
authors: JF
authors: Aupetit
authors: Yann
authors: Y
authors: Barguil
authors: Marie-Odile
authors: MO
authors: Benoit
authors: Giampero
authors: G
authors: Bricca
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Cauliez
authors: Charlotte
authors: C
authors: Cuerq
authors: Monique
authors: M
authors: Dehoux
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Jourdain
authors: Guillaume
authors: G
authors: Lefevre
authors: Françoise
authors: F
authors: Maupas-Schwalm
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Morin
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Oddoze
authors: Emmanuelle
authors: E
authors: Plantin-Carrenard
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Sapin
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Schellenberg
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003940:Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000032:analysis*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014336:Troponin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; D014336:Troponin