课件：NroBN在急性呼吸困难患者心衰诊断中的应用.pptVIP

In contrast to its application in primary care, concentrations of NT-proBNP are similar in acute dyspnea when considered as a function of sex: men and women show similar values, and no adjustment in cut-points for sex is necessary. Indeed, when considered as a function of sex, there is no difference between men and women with respect to results of NT-proBNP testing. * In contrast to an age-independent rule out cut-point, the ICON investigators found that age stratification of the ‘rule in’ cut-point for NT-proBNP yielded superior accuracy compared to a single age independent cut-point. By age