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. 2013 Jan 14;8(1):e52553. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052553

Table 7. Reclassification in LV failure when NT-proBNP added to clinical judgment.

LV failure Non-LV failure
True False True False
clinical judgment alone (n) 35 22 217 37
NT-proBNP with clinical judgment (n) 41 8 231 31
Reclassified/categories* 6/35 14/22 14/217 6/37
Rate of correction (%) 17.1 63.6 6.5 16.2
*

Categories: groups of predicted heart failure according to the clinical judgment alone.

NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide; LV: left ventricular.