title: Consensus document and recommendations on the use of natriuretic peptides in clinical practice.
abstract: Natriuretic peptides are a useful laboratory tool for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of patients with heart failure. Natriuretic peptides are used in various healthcare settings (consultations, emergency department, hospitalization, laboratory) and by various primary care and specialised professionals. However, their use in clinical practice is still scare and uneven. Properly using and interpreting natriuretic peptides in clinical practice requires a minimum of prelaboratory (pathophysiology), laboratory (methods) and postlaboratory (interpretation and integration of clinical data) expertise. The objective of this consensus document, developed by several scientific societies, is to update the necessary concepts and expertise on natriuretic peptides that enable its application in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of heart failure, in various healthcare environments.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC).
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pascual-Figal
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI). Electronic address: jcasademont@santpau.cat.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casademont
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria (SEMFyC).
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lobos
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias (SEMES).
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piñera
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayés-Genis
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC).
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ordóñez-Llanos
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC).
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: González-Juanatey
keywords: Aminoterminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; B-type natriuretic peptid; Fracción N-terminal del pro-péptido natiurético de tipo B; Heart failure; Insuficiencia cardiaca; Natriuretic peptides; Péptido natiurético de tipo B; Péptidos natriuréticos