Table 2. Baseline characteristics of study participants. Comorbidities reported in less than five participants have not been presented.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Willing and able to give informed consent Male or female Aged 18 or above Confirmed diagnosis of heart failure made by cardiologist and/or echocardiography Currently managed in primary care Clinician willing to offer routine POC NT-proBNP monitoring	Terminally ill or receiving palliative care for a condition other than heart failure at time of recruitment

NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. POC = Point-of-care.