A Health Economic Evaluation of Using N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-Pro BNP) in Acute Heart Failure

Exclusion Criteria

• •Severe life-threatening comorbidities with a life expectancy of \<2 years
• •Acute heart failure other than ADHF such as acute pulmonary edema, acute heart failure in the setting of acute coronary syndrome, cardiogenic shock, right heart failure, and hypertensive heart failure
• •ADHF accompanied by sepsis, liver disease, lung disease with severe radiological findings, mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, congenital heart disease, idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, lung emboli, severe respiratory failure, and severe burns
• •Patients admitted to ICVCU (Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit)
• •Patients did not take medication regularly and controls routinely.