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Evidence-Based Application of Natriuretic Peptides in the Evaluation of Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in the Ambulatory Outpatient Setting

Circulation

Current consensus age- and BMI-stratified rule-in thresholds demonstrated only 65% specificity (95% CI, 57%72%). With a BMI 35 kg/m2, lower rule-in thresholds (220 pg/mL) provided good specificity (88% [95% CI, 73%100%]; 93% [95% CI, 81%100%] and 100% in validation cohorts). Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Metabolic dysfunction and incidence of heart failure subtypes among Black individuals: The Jackson Heart Study

European Journal of Heart Failure

We categorized participants based on MetS status and MetS severity scores (based on waist circumference [MetS-Z-WC] and body mass index [MetS-Z-BMI]). MetS severity was associated with subclinical cardiac remodelling (assessed by echocardiographic measures and biomarkers of myocardial damage).