Is Plasma N-BNP a Good Indicator of the Functional Reserve of Failing Hearts? The FRESH-BNP Study

Abstract

We have found that N-BNP was surprisingly good as a simple indicator of cardiac pump dysfunction. Since heart failure is an inadequacy of function, these results strongly support the notion that N-BNP is a useful blood test in estimating the extent of cardiac pump dysfunction and helpful in establishing positive diagnosis of heart failure.