ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult—Summary Article

A. Hunt, Sharon; T. Abraham, William; H. Chin, Marshall; M. Feldman, Arthur; S. Francis, Gary; G. Ganiats, Théodore; Jessup, Mariell; A. Konstam, Marvin; Mancini, Donna; Michl, Keith; A. Oates, John; S. Rahko, Peter; A. Silver, Marc; W. Stevenson, Lynne; W. Yancy, Clyde; M. Antman, Elliott; C. Smith, Sidney; D. Adams, Cynthia; L. Anderson, Jeffrey; P. Faxon, David; Fuster, Valentı́n; L. Halperin, Jonathan; F. Hiratzka, Loren; A. Hunt, Sharon; K. Jacobs, Alice; A. Nishimura, Rick; P. Ornato, Joseph; L. Page, Richard; Riegel, Bárbara

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.105.167587

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ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult—Summary Article

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Authors:

Sharon A. Hunt

William T. Abraham

Marshall H. Chin

Abstract

The writing committee intended BNP to indicate B-type natriuretic peptide rather than a specific type of assay.Assessment can be made using assays for BNP or N-terminal proBNP.The two types of assays yield clinically similar information.

Subject

Medicine

Guideline

Heart failure

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