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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Heart Fail. 2015 Dec;3(12):977–989. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.07.014

Table 1B. Summary Data for Diagnosis of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure using NT-proBNP.

Author, Year Renal Function Category # # ADHF (%) AUC Cut-point (pg/ml) Sensitivity Specificity
Anwaruddin, 2006 eGFR>=60 393 81 (21) 0.95 450* 0.85 0.88

<60 206 129 (63) NR 1200 0.89 0.72

Chenevier-Gobeaux, 2005 eGFR 60-89 141 28 (20) 0.85 1360 0.77 0.86

30-59 187 64 (34) 0.73 1980 0.62 0.80
15-29 41 20 (49) 0.80 6550 0.82 0.79

Colak, 2014 eGFR 30-90 NR NR 0.72 3839 0.68 0.75
<90 94 NR 0.66 3670 0.68 0.60

Coquet, 2008 eGFR >=60 98 39 (40) 0.76 (CI 0.69-0.83) 877 0.80 0.63

<60 100 63 (63) 0.74 (CI 0.64-0.84) 3389 0.69 0.62

DeFilippi, 2007 eGFR >=60 438 197 (45) 0.74 (CI 0.70-0.79) 450* 0.81 0.52

<60 393 240 (61) 0.66 (CI 0.60-0.71) 1200 0.81 0.49

Fu, 2013 eGFR>=60 641 147 (23) 0.72 (CI 0.67-0.77) 298 0.78 0.58

<60 358 159 (44) 0.75 (CI 0.69-0.80) 436 0.89 0.53

Gorrison, 2007 eGFR>=60 39 NR 0.78 1118 0.85 0.73

<60 41 NR 0.70 2592 0.70 0.64

Lefebvre, 2008 sCr<1.6 75 NR 0.69 (SE 0.08) NR NR NR

1.6-2.8 14 NR 0.66 (SE 0.10) NR NR NR
>2.8 15 NR 0.61 (SE 0.15) NR NR NR

Park, 2010 Systolic HF eGFR>=60 NR 45 0.92 418 0.84 0.84

eGFR<60 NR 55 0.83 1981 0.78 0.78

Diastolic HF eGFR>=60 NR 36 0.89 276 0.83 0.83

eGFR<60 NR 37 0.84 1733 0.78 0.76

eGFR, estimated GFR (1.73/ml/m2); sCr, serum creatinine (mg/dl); AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; NR, not reported.

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450 indicates >450 pg/ml in patients less than 50 years of age and >900 pg/ml in patients greater than 50 years of age (i.e. Standard Januzzi cut-points).