All of the following statements about nesiritide except
High-Yield Explanation
(Ref CMBT 2014/396; KDT 6/e p507) Nesiritide is a recombinant BNP. It produces vasodilation and natriuresis. It has to be administered by iv. route. because being a peptide, it is metabolized by peptidases in GT It is used for acutely decompensated hea failure.