Table 1.

Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of the natriuretic peptides identifying HF or LVSD.

	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	PPV(%)	NPV (%)
ANP, Heart failure [29]	97	72	55	98
ANP, Post MI LVF [34]	79	71	50	90
N-ANP, Heart failure [29]	97	66	54	98
N-ANP, Post MI LVF [27]	76	76	54	89
BNP, Heart failure [29]	97	84	70	98
BNP, LVSD [30]	77	87	16	98
BNP, Post MI LVF [34]	85	73	54	93
N-BNP, LVSD [17]	94	55	58	93
N-BNP, Post MI [34]	82	69	50	91