DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i11.086

Pages: 4746-4749

Heart failure is an increasingly common disorder with prevalence about 2% in developed countries. It is characterized by poor prognosis and quality of life to patient and is responsible for high healthcare cost. A prospective study was carried out among 1500 patients having heart failure. Patients coming to the OPD of department of Medicine of tertiary care centre and having inclusion criteria were considered for the study. Clinically patients complained of chest pain among 89%, breathlessness among 72% and sweating among 60%. B-type natriuretic peptide levels >4000 were among 30% cases. Cut off of 2734.6 pg/ml has 100% sensitivity and 92% specificity in predicting heart failure. Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide is useful in establishing or excluding the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients leading to heart failure.