Test and referral recommendations in the UK6,7
Your patient is experiencing breathlessness, fatigue or swollen ankles1
Refer to a cardiologist for specialist assessment and transthoracic echocardiograph
Did you know that NT-proBNP testing is recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence6 and the European Society of Cardiology1 among other organisations?3
Did you know that NT-proBNP testing is recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence6 and the European Society of Cardiology1 among other organisations?3
Refer to a cardiologist for specialist assessment and transthoracic echocardiograph
Did you know that NT-proBNP testing is recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence6 and the European Society of Cardiology1 among other organisations?3
The patient profiles displayed in this material are hypothetical
ESC, European Society of Cardiology; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network.
References
1. McDonagh TA, et al. Eur Heart J. 2021;42:3599–3726. 2. Verhestraeten C, et al. PLoS ONE. 2020;12:e0244485. 3. Heindenreich PA, et al. JACC. 2022;79:e263–e421. 4. Taylor CJ, et al. BMJ. 2019;364:1223. 5. Groenewegen A, et al. Eur J Heart Failure. 2020;22:1342–1356. 6. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management. 2018. Available at: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106 (accessed September 2023). 7. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Management of chronic heart failure. 2016. Available at: https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/sign147.pdf (accessed September 2023).