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.