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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Diagnostic Performance Varies by Ethnicity in UK African-Caribbean and South Asian Populations: An Exploratory Analysis from the E-ECHOES Study
2025-12-01
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Heart failure (HF) disproportionately affects ethnic minority populations in the UK, with Black African-Caribbean (AC) and South Asian (SA) individuals at increased risk of developing HF at younger ages. Current European guidelines recommend B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) thresholds <35 pg/mL for excluding HF in symptomatic patients, but diagnostic performance across ethnic...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 21a0bc11-38e4-542f-954e-04fda9bacb39
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8076660/v1
