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Julian Braz
Julian Braz is a healthcare and diagnostics professional with a Ph.D. and an MBA, currently serving in a leadership role at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. He specializes in Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Affairs, with extensive experience in bringing in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products to market.

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Rethinking Heart Failure Diagnosis in an Era of Rising Obesity

Rethinking Heart Failure Diagnosis in an Era of Rising Obesity

BY Julian Braz |January 26 2026
5 min read
As obesity rates climb toward 50% of the U.S. population, clinicians face a growing diagnostic challenge: obesity is associated with lower NT-proBNP levels, potentially masking heart failure in the patients most at risk.
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