Possible role of BNP for an early diagnosis of asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: a retrospective study.

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Possible role of BNP for an early diagnosis of asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: a retrospective study.

Renato De Vecchis,Ciro Esposito,Carmelina Ariano,Giuseppina Di Biase-2014-04-01-PubMed

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The sensitivity of BNP in the identification of patients with ALVD by adopting a cut-off of 156 pg/ml was equal to 83.7%, which is in keeping with the literature values. In case of programs targeted to ALVD screening, the choice of adopting a relatively low threshold value for BNP seems to comply with the goal of enhancing sensitivity , so as to exclude from the echocardiography the individuals found negative at BNP assay and thereby reduce the number of unnecessary echocardiographic examinations in individuals with low probability of having ALVD.

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The sensitivity of BNP in the identification of patients with ALVD by adopting a cut-off of 156 pg/ml was equal to 83.7%, which is in keeping with the literature values. In case of programs targeted to ALVD screening, the choice of adopting a relatively low threshold value for BNP seems to comply with the goal of enhancing sensitivity , so as to exclude from the echocardiography the individuals found negative at BNP assay and thereby reduce the number of unnecessary echocardiographic examinations in individuals with low probability of having ALVD.

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MedicineAsymptomaticEjection fractionInternal medicineCardiologyReceiver operating characteristicDiastoleDoppler echocardiography

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