What is the purpose of the Rapid Emergency Department Heart Failure Outpatient Trial (REDHOT)?
The Rapid Emergency Department Heart Failure Outpatient Trial (REDHOT) is a multi-center study of B-type natriuretic peptide levels, emergency department decision making, and outcomes in patients presenting with shortness of breath. The primary results of the study were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in 2004 (Maisel et al., 2004). The study aimed to evaluate the use of B-type natriuretic peptide levels in emergency department decision making, and to assess the associated outcomes for patients with shortness of breath. 