Emergency Department Perspectives on B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Utility
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The utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of heart failure in the emergency department: a systematic review
BACKGROUND Dyspnea is a common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED); differentiating heart failure (HF) from other causes can be challenging. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a new diagnostic test for HF for use in dyspneic patients in the ED. The purpose of this study is to systematically review the accuracy of BNP in the emergency diagnosis of HF. METHODS We searched MEDLINE (...
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عنوان ژورنال: Congestive Heart Failure
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1527-5299,1751-7133
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2008.08314.x