- Recommendation ID
- NG106/4
- Question
The impact of advanced kidney disease on the natriuretic peptide threshold for diagnosing heart failure:- What are the optimal NT-proBNP thresholds for diagnosing heart failure in people with stage IIIb, IV or V chronic kidney disease?
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) Why this is important:- Heart failure incidence and prevalence increase with age, with the rise starting at age 65 and peaking between 75 and 85. Both advancing age and heart failure are associated with a gradual and progressive decline in renal function. In addition, the progression of heart failure and some treatments for heart failure lead to progressive deterioration of renal function. A decline in renal function is associated with increased fluid retention and a rise in the level of the serum natriuretic
peptides, including NT-proBNP, even in the absence of heart failure. There is some evidence that the use of higher NT-proBNP thresholds would improve diagnostic accuracy for heart failure in people with significant deterioration of creatinine clearance.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management
- Number
- NG106
- Date issued
- September 2018
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 30/09/2018 |