Table 2. Baseline characteristics of study participants. Comorbidities reported in less than five participants have not been presented
Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

  • Willing and able to give informed consent

  • Male or female

  • Aged 18 or above

  • Confirmed diagnosis of heart failure made by cardiologist and/or echocardiography

  • Currently managed in primary care

  • Clinician willing to offer routine POC NT-proBNP monitoring

  • Terminally ill or receiving palliative care for a condition other than heart failure at time of recruitment

  • NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. POC = Point-of-care.