Revista española de geriatría y gerontología
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Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol · Jul 2013
Multicenter Study[Prognostic role of NT-proBNP in emergency department in the elderly with acute heart failure].
To determine prognostic role of NT-proBNP as predictor of 30 day-mortality and readmission in the elderly with acute heart failure (AHF) treated in Spanish Emergency Departments (EDs), and to analyse the confounding factors when the NT-proBNP value is interpreted. ⋯ The NT-proBNP value is associated with short-term mortality in the elderly with AHF attended in the EDs independently of the presence of confounding factors, such as the severity of the episode and glomerular filtration reduction, but not with 30 day-readmission.