NT-proBNP and ECHO in heart failure – do they always go hand in hand?

Name: NT-proBNP and ECHO in heart failure - do they always go hand in hand? - Cardio ThinkLab
Uploaded: 2023-03-28T16:02:34+08:00
Duration: 2364S
Description: Dive into how Prof Andrew Sindone distinguishes NT-proBNP and Echocardiography, the two important tools in diagnosing heart failure.

Prof Andrew Sindone Cardiologist and Director, Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital, Australia, New South Wales

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.

Prof Sindone differentiates NT-proBNP and Echocardiography, the two most important diagnostic tools for heart failure.