P1641What is the best BNP cutoff value to rule out or rule in the diagnosis of heart failure in the community?

Wolney de Andrade Martins; A. J. Lagoeiro Jorge; Humberto Villacorta; Maria Luisa Garcia Rosa; Sergio Chermont; Adson Renato Leite; Dayse Mary da Silva Correia; Maria Auxiliadora Nogueira Saad; Diane Xavier de Ávila; D P Venicio; L P Coelho; Evandro Tinoco Mesquita

doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0400

doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0400

P1641What is the best BNP cutoff value to rule out or rule in the diagnosis of heart failure in the community?

Wolney de Andrade Martins

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A. J. Lagoeiro Jorge,

..., Evandro Tinoco Mesquita

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European Heart Journal39.30

Volume: 40, Issue: Supplement_1

Published: Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

Background There is no consensus on the cutoff value of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to rule in or rule out the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) in the community. For instance, the ESC guidelines propose a cutoff of 35 pg/mL and the Canadian Guidelines propose 50 pg/mL. Objectives To evaluate the performance of several BNP cutoffs to rule in or rule out the diagnosis of HF in the community. Methods A total of 633 randomly selected...