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For proven natriuretic peptides, still much to be learned

November 2015—Natriuretic peptides could well be the Western canon of heart failure markers. The search for newer, perhaps more relevant, biomarkers continues, but BNP and NT-proBNP remain worthy of study. In their more classic roles, they are used to recognize heart failure as well as to stratify risk, where higher concentrations of either biomarker indicate a higher risk for complications, says cardiologist James Januzzi Jr., MD.

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