Departement Innere Medizin, Medizinische Klinik A, Universitätsspital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, Switzerland.
Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2008 Feb;105(6):95-100. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0095. Epub 2008 Feb 8.
Acute dyspnea is a common symptom in patients admitted to hospital via emergency department. Heart failure is a common cause with high morbidity and mortality, but diagnostically challenging. Improvement in diagnostic techniques is needed.
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B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and its N-terminal fragment (NT-proBNP) are extremely helpful in the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with acute dyspnea. The use of natriuretic peptide assay has also been shown to be cost-effective. Since plasma levels of natriuretic peptides reflect the extent of systolic and diastolic dysfunction, measurement of natriuretic peptides is helpful in estimating overall risk in patients with heart failure or acute myocardial infarction. They have also been used in the management of patients with valvular disease and in tailoring therapy in patients with heart failure.
BNP and NT-proBNP are quantitative markers of heart failure that are helpful for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring.
急性呼吸困难是急诊科收治的患者的常见症状。心力衰竭是一种常见的病因,具有较高的发病率和死亡率,但诊断具有挑战性。需要改进诊断技术。
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B 型利钠肽(BNP)及其 N 端片段(NT-proBNP)在急性呼吸困难患者心力衰竭的诊断中非常有帮助。利钠肽检测的应用也被证明具有成本效益。由于利钠肽的血浆水平反映了收缩和舒张功能不全的程度,因此测量利钠肽有助于评估心力衰竭或急性心肌梗死患者的总体风险。它们还用于瓣膜病患者的治疗管理,并用于调整心力衰竭患者的治疗。
BNP 和 NT-proBNP 是心力衰竭的定量标志物,有助于诊断、预后和治疗监测。