Diagnosis and management of adults with chronic heart failure: summary of updated NICE guidance

(New recommendation.) [Based on the experience and opinion of the Guideline DevelopmentGroup (GDG) and on epidemiological studies] Conditions other than heart failure that may raise serum natriuretic peptide levels include diabetes, sepsis, age >70 years, and those affecting the heart (left ventr...

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Published in:BMJ 2010-08, Vol.341 (aug25 2), p.c4130-c4130
Main Authors: Al-Mohammad, Abdallah, Mant, Jonathan, Laramee, Philippe, Swain, Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Beta blockers
Brain natriuretic peptide
Cardiotonic Agents - therapeutic use
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cirrhosis
Classification
Clinical guidelines
Clinical trials
Comorbidity
Congestive heart failure
Cost analysis
Creatinine
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diagnosis
Diuretics
Doppler effect
Echocardiography
Ejection fraction
Electrolytes
Embolism
Erectile dysfunction
Exercise
Glomerular filtration rate
Guidance
Heart attacks
Heart diseases
Heart failure
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - rehabilitation
Heart Failure - therapy
Humans
Hyperkalemia
Hypertension
Hypertrophy
Ischemia
Licenses
Liver cirrhosis
Lung diseases
Medical diagnosis
Medical prognosis
Medical treatment
Observational studies
Obstructive lung disease
Patient Care Planning
Patient Discharge
Patients
Peptides
Physical activity
Practice
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prognosis
Quality
Referral and Consultation
Sepsis
Side effects
Tachycardia
Ventricle
Ventricular dysfunction
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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Summary:(New recommendation.) [Based on the experience and opinion of the Guideline DevelopmentGroup (GDG) and on epidemiological studies] Conditions other than heart failure that may raise serum natriuretic peptide levels include diabetes, sepsis, age >70 years, and those affecting the heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial ischaemia, tachycardia, right ventricular overload); the lungs (hypoxaemia-from causes including pulmonary embolism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease); the kidneys (glomerular filtration rate
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c4130