BNP-guided therapy optimizes the timing of discharge and the medium term risk stratification in patients admitted for congestive heart failure

most important cause of hospitalizations and is associated with high cost. Despite a consistent body of data demonstrating the benefits of drug therapy in HF, persistently high rates of readmission, especially within six months of discharge, continue to be documented. Neurohormonal activation charac...

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Main Authors: Roberto Valle, Nadia Aspromonte, Emanuele Carbonieri, Giorgio De Michele, Giuseppe Di Tano, Prospero Giovinazzo, Roberta Cioè, Tiziana Di Giacomo, Loredano Milani, Federica Noventa, Mario Chiatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/448