Research Article

Echo- and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Follow-Up versus Symptom-Guided Follow-Up: Comparison of the Outcome in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients

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Frequencies of patients with an E-wave deceleration time (EDT) < 150 ms, a ratio of E/averaged myocardial early velocity (averaged E/e′) ≥ 13, and presence of ≥15 B-lines at lung ultrasound. Comparison between baseline (dark gray bar) and follow-up (light gray bar).