What are the cost and disutility consequences of missing heart failure patients with NT-proBNP levels < 400pg/ml?
The cost and disutility consequences of missing these patients is likely to be lower than for those with higher NT-proBNP levels, as those with NT-proBNP levels < 400pg/ml will have less severe heart failure and therefore lower mortality and hospitalisation rates than those reported in the literature. Sensitivity analyses were conducted by the guideline committee to determine how robust the model results were in areas of uncertainty.