UK reviews medical technology use in heart failure diagnosis
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK's National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA) has launched a comprehensive review of heart failure diagnostics in primary care, with the aim of developing an optimum strategy. A three-year research programme will aim to model the use of different combinations of tests, and will be based on, among other things, raw data from B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) testing in primary care.