ISBN: 978-1-4731-3093-7 Acronym or abbreviation Description NSAIDS Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NGC National Guideline Centre NHLBI National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute NHS EED NHS Economic Evaluation Database NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NIHR National Institute for Health Research NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale NMA Network meta-analysis NOT Nocturnal therapy NPT Normalisation Process Theory NP Natriuretic peptides including BNP and NT-proBNP NPV Negative predictive value NR Not reported NRS Numerical rating scale NS Not stated [in study paper] NT-proBNP N-terminus pro B type natriuretic peptide NYHA New York Heart Association Classification OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ONS Office for National Statistics PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention PCP Primary care physicians PCS Physical component summary PDA Personal digital assistant PICO Population, intervention, comparison and outcome PND Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea PPV Positive predictive value PROBAST Prediction study Risk of Bias Assessment Tool PSSRU Personal Social Services Research Unit pt People with chronic heart failure QALY Quality-adjusted life years QOL Quality of life QUADAS-2 Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies version 2 RAS Renin-angiotensin-system RCT Random control trial RENAISSANCE Randomized Enbrel North American Strategy to Study Antagonism of Cytokines ROC Receiver operating characteristics RPE Rating of Perceived Exertion RR Relative risk/Risk ratio SA Sensitivity analysis SBP Systolic Blood Pressure SD Standard deviation SE Standard error Chronic Heart Failure Acronyms and abbreviations NICE 2018. All rights reserved. Subject to Notice of rights. 