... batch analyses, and documentation of radio-graphic progression. NT-proBNP has been shown to tolerateroutine laboratory handling and may be analyzed from frozensera [10,34]. The validity of our ... modified from Roche Diagnostics guidelines [22] (female: < 50 years of age, NT-proBNP ≤ 20 pmol/L; 50 to 70 years of age, ≤ 30pmol/L; > 70 to 80 years of age, ≤ 100 pmol/L, and > 80 years of ... Oslo, Norway2Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Pb1018 0316 Oslo, Norway3Aker University Hospital, Division of Cardiology, University of Oslo, Trondheimsveien 235, 0514 Oslo, NorwayCorresponding...