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Whether BNP is also useful in the evaluation and management of thalassaemia heart disease remains to be determined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eighty three thalassaemia major patients; 8 with acutely decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III or IV, group A), 25 with NYHA class II symptoms and impaired systolic left ventricular function (ejection fraction&amp;lt;55% or fractional shortening&amp;lt;30%, group B) and 50 with normal systolic function (group C), as well as 50 healthy controls, were studied. Assessment included history, physical examination, Doppler echocardiography and plasma BNP determination. Mean BNP levels were 431\u00b1219 pg\/mL (range, 283\u2013890 pg\/mL) in group A, 158\u00b131 pg\/mL in group B, 176\u00b154 pg\/mL in group C and 43\u00b124 pg\/mL in controls. BNP levels were significantly higher in group A (p&amp;lt;0.001), but did not differ between groups B and C. 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