The value of investing implementation activities: A case study in natriuretic peptide testing for diagnosing suspected heart failure (2014)
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posted on 2020-03-01, 12:13 authored by Sophie WhyteSophie Whyte, Simon Dixon, Rita Faria, Simon Walker, Mark Sculpher, Stephen PalmerStephen Palmer<div>In 2010 NICE released a clinical guideline recommending that natriuretic peptide (NP) testing in patients with suspected heart failure without previous myocardial infarction can accelerate diagnosis of heart failure and also avoid unnecessary echocardiography. A framework for the evaluation of the value of implementation activities is applied to this recommendation for NP testing. <br> <br></div>
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