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Optimal diagnostic cutoffs of 450, 900, and 1800 ng/L for age categories of 50 years or younger, 50 to 75 years, and 75 years or older, respectively, are applied for the identification of acute heart failure, along with an age-independent cutoff of 300 ng/L to exclude acute heart failure.
