Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure.

Maisel, Alan S; Krishnaswamy, Padma; Nowak, Richard M; McCord, James; Hollander, Judd E; Duc, Philippe; Omland, Torbjørn; Storrow, Alan B; Abraham, William T; Wu, Alan H B; Clopton, Paul; Steg, Philippe G; Westheim, Arne; Knudsen, Catherine Wold; Perez, Alberto; Kazanegra, Radmila; Herrmann, Howard C; McCullough, Peter A

Maisel, Alan S; Krishnaswamy, Padma; Nowak, Richard M; McCord, James; Hollander, Judd E; Duc, Philippe; Omland, Torbjørn; Storrow, Alan B; Abraham, William T; Wu, Alan H B; Clopton, Paul; Steg, Philippe G; Westheim, Arne; Knudsen, Catherine Wold; Perez, Alberto; Kazanegra, Radmila; Herrmann, Howard C; McCullough, Peter A.

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Maisel AS; University of California, San Diego, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego 92161, USA. amaisel@ucsd.edu

N Engl J Med ; 347(3): 161-7, 2002 Jul 18.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12124404

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Dyspnea/etiology; Heart Failure/diagnosis; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/blood; Acute Disease; Aged; Diabetes Complications; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Heart Failure/blood; Heart Failure/classification; Heart Failure/complications; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction/complications; Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/complications; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/complications

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Dyspnea / Heart Failure Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: N Engl J Med Year: 2002 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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