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Figure 1 Natriuretic Peptide Correlation
Plasma natriuretic peptides were assessed in 164 unique individuals admitted for decompensated congestive heart failure. The scatter plots above demonstrate that pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP) at admission is highly correlated with both B-type natriuretic peptide (R = 0.924, p < 0.001) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (R = 0.802, p < 0.001) at the same time point. This correlation was consistent at all time points assessed during a mean hospital stay of 5.5 ± 7.1 days (data not shown).
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