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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Sep 28;63(5):649–655. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.09.006

Figure 3. Algorithm for utilizing NPs for diagnosis of HF with consideration for BMI.

Figure 3

This algorithm proposes stratifying patients based on BMI prior to interpreting NP levels. In overweight and obese individuals, a lower cut-off for BNP should be used for the diagnosis of HF. There are no proposed cut-offs for NT-proBNP in these individuals, and up to 50% reduction in existing cut-offs can be used based on clinical judgement with utilization of other clinical findings.