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 systemati...

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Autores principales: Korenstein, Deborah, Wisnivesky, Juan P, Wyer, Peter, Adler, Rhodes, Ponieman, Diego, McGinn, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1919391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-7-6

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