BNP/NT-proBNP test result should be comprehended in clinical context / 中华检验医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
; (12): 874-877, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
BNP/NT-proBNP is very important for the diagnosis,evaluation of treatment and progoosis of heart failure.As heart failure is a very complicated heterogeneous condition,and there are many factors would affect the measurement of BNP/NT-proBNP,doctors should comprehend the BNP/NT-proBNP test result in clinical context considering the patient's specific condition and taking the influencing factors in the post-analytical step into account in order to utilize this test correctly.
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