80% of people with Heart Failure are diagnosed in hospital, with 40% found to have had symptoms which could have triggered earlier diagnosis and management, potentially reducing hospital admissions. Evidence in England shows:

There is unwarranted variation in the requesting of NT-ProBNP by Primary Care

There is almost universal laboratory provision of NTProBNP, yet unwarranted variation in requesting

There is unwarranted variation in Echocardiography departments following NICE guidance: Chronic Heart Failure in Adults, Diagnosis and Management   

Join us for a webinar hosted by Prof. Keith Pearce, National Specialist Advisor for Cardiac Science NHSE, who will discuss the importance of NTPro-BNP testing with  Dr Lisa Anderson, Chair of the British Society for Failure Association and Dr Jim  Moore, Past President of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society