Increased Perioperative B-type Natriuretic Peptide Associates with Heart Failure Hospitalization or Heart Failure Death after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Increased perioperative BNP concentrations independently associate with HF hospitalization or HF death during the 5 yr after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Clinical trials may be warranted to assess whether medical management focused on reducing preoperative and longitudinal postoperative BNP concentrations associates with decreased HF after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.