Prof Sindone differentiates NT-proBNP and Echocardiography, the two most important diagnostic tools for heart failure.
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NT-proBNP and ECHO in heart failure – do they always go hand in hand?
28 March 2023
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Both NT-proBNP and Echocardiography provide complementary information for the management of HF patients.
- Echo provides the structural and functional information of the heart.
- NT-proBNP is vital in screening high risk patients and for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of response to therapy in HF.
