Publications by authors named "Purushottam Desai"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at patients with high levels of NT-proBNP to see if it helps in diagnosing heart problems, especially heart failure (HF).
- Out of 654 patients, many were found to have valve disease, atrial fibrillation (AF), or heart failure, but not everyone with high NT-proBNP had heart failure.
- The results suggest that while NT-proBNP is good for spotting heart issues in general, it isn't very effective at telling apart heart failure from other heart diseases like valve problems or AF.
