Natriuretic peptides and the Framingham risk score for screening of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction in high-risk patients in primary care. The DAVID-BERG study.

left ventricular systolic dysfunction in high-risk patients in primary care. The DAVID-BERG study Attilio Iacovoni ⁎, Renata De Maria , Antonello Gavazzi , Aurelia Grosu , Alessandra Fontana , Silvia Guideri , Mauro Gori , Paola Ferrari , Alessandro Filippi , Maria Rosaria Rutili , Luigi Donzelli , Marina Parolini , Michele Senni a,1 a CardioVascular Department, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy b CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, CardioThoracic and Vascular Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy c Primary Care Group Practice, Local Health Authority, Bergamo Province, Italy